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Uddhav Thackeray, president of Shiv Sena – Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (UBT) faction, on Wednesday (July 19) met Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar in the latter’s chamber. A video on Twitter showed Uddhav Thackeray handing over a bouquet to Ajit Pawar and meeting him in the Maharashtra assembly. Uddhav’s son Aaditya Thackeray was also present in the meeting. Uddhav Thackeray and Ajit Pawar had worked as Maharashtra CM and Deputy CM as part of the Maha Vikas Aghadi from 2019 to 2022. However, the political twists and turns in Maharashtra has today made Ajit join hands with Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, who led a rebellion and broke away with majority Shiv Sena MLAs and MPs, and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis from BJP, while Uddhav is part of the opposition in the state.
Speaking on the meeting, Uddhav said that he told Ajit Pawar to work for the state and pay attention to various issues faced by farmers and people of the state. “I requested him (Ajit Pawar) that in the midst of all the political upheavel, important and fundamental issues should not get overlooked.”
Uddhav also said that he knows Ajit Pawar’s nature as he has worked with him for 2.5 years, when Uddhav was Chief Minister and Ajit Pawar was the Deputy Chief Minister, as part of Maha Vikas Aghadi government in Maharashtra from 2019 to 2022.
