It is very surprising that on one hand there is a discussion about NCP leader and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar that he may leave the BJP alliance and then return with his uncle Sharad Pawar, while on the other hand there is news that Ajit Pawar may get three seats among the Legislative Council members to be nominated by the Governor. If this happens, it will be a big deal. Then how can it be believed that he is leaving the Mahayuti and separating? If he had to separate, then why would the BJP give him three MLC seats? It is worth noting that 12 seats in the State Legislative Council are of the nominated category. During the Uddhav Thackeray-led government, the then Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari had kept the government’s recommendations pending and since then these seats are vacant.
Now the news is that BJP, Shiv Sena and NCP have divided the seats among themselves. BJP has got six seats and Shiv Sena and NCP will get three seats each. This can be announced as soon as the Shraddha is over. The government will take names from all three parties and send them to the Governor. Before that, the assembly seats are also being divided among the three alliance partners. That is why it seems that Ajit Pawar is pretending to regret breaking the family and the party or calling the decision to field his wife Sunetra Pawar against cousin Supriya Sule from Baramati seat a wrong decision to give a message to Pawar supporters. He has realized from the Lok Sabha elections that the Maratha voter is with Sharad Pawar. That is why by admitting the mistake or expressing regret, he is giving a message to those voters that an attempt is being made to make everything the same as before in the family.