Cases of cheating and forgery were filed against Fadnavis in 1996 and 1998 by private complainants, but charges had not been framed yet in both the cases. Uke alleged that Fadnavis did not disclose this information in his election affidavit.
There are speculations that former Deputy CM Ajit Pawar could be the Deputy CM in the Uddhav Thackeray led government in Maharashtra. However, Ajit Pawar will not be taking oath alongside Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday at Shivaji Park in Mumbai.
Sonia Gandhi, the interim President of the Congress party wrote to Uddhav Thackeray saying that though Aditya Thackeray invited her, she will not be able to attend the swearing-in ceremony.