‘Talks were held with BJP to form government, but if any bowler…’, Sharad on Devendra Fadnavis

Maharashtra Politics: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Chief Sharad Pawar made a big disclosure while attacking Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday (June 29). He said that he had discussed with BJP in 2019 to form the government.

NCP president Sharad Pawar said, “When Devendra Fadnavis gave the wicket, we uprooted the wicket.” If someone is showing his wicket to the bowler, then how will the bowler leave him. In fact, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had said in an interview to a private TV channel that BJP had held talks with Sharad Pawar in 2019 to form the government. , But Sharad Pawar backed out 2 days before swearing in with Ajit Pawar.

What happened in the year 2019?
After the 2019 Maharashtra assembly elections, the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (then undivided) severed ties with long-time ally BJP over a dispute over the chief minister’s post. Later suddenly Fadnavis was sworn in as Chief Minister and Ajit Pawar as Deputy CM in Raj Bhavan, although this government lasted only for 80 hours.

Thackeray later formed the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government in the state in alliance with the NCP and the Congress. In June last year, Shinde led a rebellion against the Shiv Sena leadership, leading to a split in the party and the fall of the MVA government.