Maharashtra: Sharad Pawar issues whip to all MLAs to attend today's meeting

NCP chief Sharad Pawar has issued a whip to all the MLAs of the party to attend the meeting at 1 PM on Wednesday at Y B Chavan Centre.

On the other hand defector Ajit Pawar has also issued a notice on Tuesday to all current and former legislators, parliamentarians, office-bearers, working committee members, and others, asking them to attend a meeting convened by Sunil Tatkare, the Maharashtra unit president appointed by the group, at the MET institute's premises in suburban Bandra at 11 AM on Wednesday.

Sharad Pawar named Jitendra Awhad as chief whip after nephew Ajit Pawar joined the Shiv Sena-BJP government with eight other MLAs on Sunday.

Ajit's dramatic move has changed the political equations in the state ahead of Lok Sabha and assembly polls next year and has ramifications for national politics.

The NCP led by Sharad Pawar has moved a petition before Speaker Narwekar, seeking the disqualification of Ajit Pawar and eight other MLAs who have taken oath as ministers in the Eknath Shinde-led government.