Maharashtra news: Is NCP teetering on brink of split or is this another strategic move by Sharad Pawar?

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alliance. At the time, Ajit Pawar had quit the Devendra Fadnavis government after a mere 80 hours with many voicing suspicion that he had approached the BJP at his uncle's behest.

There too, the senior Pawar had tweeted that it was Ajit's personal decision. And as the Congress fretted about being double-crossed, the ‘unpredictable’ politician had stitched together a tri-party alliance and brought his nephew ‘to heel’.

Having become Maharashtra's youngest Chief Minister in 1978 Pawar has found himself in the eye of political storms on several occasions. Amid the 2019 crisis - considered to be the biggest political hurdle faced by the NCP chief - Pawar had launched an massive rebuttal.

Perhaps the most iconic moment from the crisis was his Satara speech amid pouring rain - with photos soon going viral.  As the 2024 Lok Sabha elections near, political watchers are now eyeing Pawar with laser focus. Also under the scanner is Ajit Pawar's somewhat erratic relationship with the BJP and Sena.  (With inputs from agencies)