Devendra Fadnavis is all set to replace Maharashtra’s caretaker Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and take oath as the new CM of the state on Thursday. When Eknath Shinde was asked at BJP’s press conference in Mumbai whether he would take oath as Deputy CM, NCP chief Ajit Pawar’s answer surprised everyone.
The video of the NCP chief’s funny reaction has now gone viral on social media, which has been viewed more than two lakh times. The moment unfolded at the BJP’s press conference in Mumbai on Wednesday, where the three leaders had gathered after staking claim to form the Maharashtra government.
‘Inka toh shaam tak…’
When a media person asked Eknath Shinde whether he and Ajit Pawar would take oath as deputy chief ministers at Azad Maidan, Shinde replied, “Let’s wait till the evening. The oath ceremony is tomorrow.”
Adding to Shinde’s reply, Ajit Pawar immediately said, “They will be known by the evening. I am taking an oath. (He (Shinde) will find out by the evening. I am the one taking the oath.)” The NCP chief’s witty remark left both party leaders and journalists laughing.
At this point, Eknath Shinde takes the fun a notch higher. He said, “Dada (Ajit Pawar) has the experience of taking in the morning as well as in the evening. (Ajit Pawar has the experience of taking oath in the morning as well as in the evening),” which made everyone present at the program burst out laughing.
Story behind Ajit Pawar ‘Even in the evening…’
Ajit Pawar said in Marathi that when he and Devendra Fadnavis took oath last morning, they were unable to maintain the government for long. However, this time he assured that he would complete the full five-year term.
Both caretaker CM Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar were referring to the 2019 incident when Pawar – who is still part of the united NCP led by his uncle Sharad Pawar – met Maharashtra’s Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis at a pre-dawn ceremony in Raj. Took oath as Deputy Chief Minister. Building.
The 2019 government lasted only 80 hours, as Ajit Pawar failed to garner enough support from NCP MLAs to align with the BJP. This resulted in the alliance of Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress and Uddhav Thackeray became the Chief Minister and Ajit Pawar once again became the Deputy Chief Minister.
