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Ajit
Pawar will be Maharashtra deputy chief minister
Wednesday November 10, 2010 09:15:08 PM,
IANS
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Mumbai:
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar, nephew of
party chief Sharad Pawar and a minister, was Wednesday named
Maharashtra's next deputy chief minister after Chhagan Bhujbal.
The NCP decision to appoint Pawar came hours after the Congress
announced Prithviraj Chavan as the new chief minister of
Maharashtra. The state is ruled by a Congress-NCP coalition.
"A meeting of the NCP legislators has unanimously elected (Ajit)
Pawar as the new deputy chief minister," senior party leader
Praful Patel announced Wednesday evening.
Party general secretary D.P. Tripathi said the name of Pawar was
proposed by Bhujbal and seconded by Home Minister R.R. Patil.
He said Pawar will meet Governor K. Sankaranarayanan Wednesday
evening to offer a letter of support to the Chavan-led government.
The NCP leader said the swearing-in of the new chief minister and
deputy chief minister was expected to take place Thursday evening.
Tripathi indicated that Bhujbal will continue as a minister in the
government.
Asked if the party will retain the same team of ministers,
Tripathi said there might be changes.
"We are coming to Delhi to meet party president Sharad Pawar. We
will discuss with him," Tripathi said.
NCP sources said that intense lobbying by Bhujbal to retain the
number two slot in the government failed to work. Pawar managed to
secure the support of around 50 NCP legislators plus a few
independents.
They said a majority of legislators had supported Pawar even after
the 2009 assembly polls but the party then decided to retain
Bhujbal as deputy chief minister.
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