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NCP leader Ajit Pawar joined the Shiv Sena-BJP alliance in Maharashtra and took oath as Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister on Sunday in a surprise and dramatic political move that changed political equations in the state ahead of Lok Sabha and assembly polls next year and has ramifications for national politics.

Jitendra Awhad has also been appointed as the whip of the NCP legislature party.

Sharad Pawar said, "Today's case may be new to others. This is not new to me."

After joining the Maharashtra govt, NCP leader Ajit Pawar said, "The name and symbol of the party will also remain with me"

Chief Minister Eknath Shinde welcomes the addition of NCP faction led by Ajit Pawar with his alliance government

After reaching the Raj Bhawan, Ajit Pawar submitted his resignation from the post of the leader of the opposition to Governor Ramesh Bais.

The calendar has been reportedly printed by Nagpur NCP Chief Duneshwar Pethe who has issued a clarification on social media.

Sharad Pawar on Saturday announced the names of Supriya Sule and Praful Patel as new working presidents of the NCP.

The Mumbai Police on Wednesday night registered an FIR against websites Indic Tales, Hindu Post and a Twitter account, TrueIndology.

The accused has been booked under sections 354(A)(4) (making sexually colored remarks, which constitutes the offence of sexual harassment), 324 (voluntarily causing hurt), and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code.