PM Modi wanted BJP NCP to come together in Maha to form govt in 2019 Sharad Pawar
Pune Dec 30 PTI Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar has claimed Prime Minister Narendra Modi wanted the BJP and the NCP to come together in Maharashtra to form government in 2019 but he told the PM that it was not possible Reacting to Pawars comments Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut whose party shares power with the NCP and Congress in Maharashtra on Thursday claimed that after the 2019 Assembly polls the BJP was desperate for power and ready to hold anyones hand for it Raut also said they were aware who was talking to whom and therefore the BJP did not succeed in its attempt to form government in the state After the 2019 Maharashtra Assembly elections the Shiv Sena parted ways with long-term ally BJP over the issue of sharing the chief ministerial post The Uddhav Thackeray-led party then forged an alliance with the NCP and Congress to form the Maha Vikas Aghadi MVA government in the state On Wednesday during an event organised by Marathi daily Loksatta Pawar was asked if during discussions after the 2019 state polls he had told Modi and Union minister Amit Shah that the NCP and BJP could come together if the latter replaced Devendra Fadnavis as chief minister To this Pawar said it is true he and PM Modi had meetings It was his wish that we NCP and BJP come together However I went to his PMs office and told him it was not possible I told him that we do not want to keep him in the dark Our stand is different said Pawar Questioned about the PMs reaction to his response Pawar said Modi asked him to think over it Pawar said after the Maharashtra Assembly elections for almost 90 days the government was not formed With this proposal PM Modi might have thought that by doing this aligning with the NCP a stable government could be formed in the state he said When asked about his views that the BJP which targeted the NCP over various alleged scams during elections campaigns had sought help from the same party Pawar said he would not say that the BJP sought help from the NCP He also said that after the Maharashtra Assembly elections during several meetings between the Congress and NCP the bitterness between leaders of the two parties had increased Perhaps the BJP leadership thought that an advantage can be taken of this situation and that is what they tried to explore he said Pawar also recalled his one statement after the 2019 state elections — that if Fadnavis was short of some MLAs to form government the NCP would think about it seriously — further widened the gap between the Shiv Sena and BJP After this the Shiv Sena was sure that BJP leader Fandavis will make a move Notably before the MVA came to power Fadnavis was sworn in as the CM in a hush hush early morning ceremony at the Raj Bhavan with NCPs Ajit Pawar as hit deputy However Fadnavis quit as the CM four days later Meanwhile reacting to Pawars comments Shiv Senas spokesperson Sanjay Raut claimed that in 2019 the BJP was desperate for power and therefore it was ready to hold anyones hand If Sharad Pawar is saying this it must be true because Prime Minister Narendra Modi had urged Pawar to stake claim for power in Maharashtra Raut told reporters in Nashik There was transparency among us MVA allies We were aware who was talking to whom and therefore the BJP did not succeed in its attempt to form government in Maharashtra he said There was transparency even in Ajit Pawar joining hands with the BJP to form government before the MVA came to power and therefore Ajit Pawar later returned to the NCP fold Raut said PTI COR GK GK
Pune Dec 30 PTI Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar has claimed Prime Minister Narendra Modi wanted the BJP and the NCP to come together in Maharashtra to form government in 2019 but he told the PM that it was not possible Reacting to Pawars comments Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut whose party shares power with the NCP and Congress in Maharashtra on Thursday claimed that after the 2019 Assembly polls the BJP was desperate for power and ready to hold anyones hand for it Raut also said they were aware who was talking to whom and therefore the BJP did not succeed in its attempt to form government in the state After the 2019 Maharashtra Assembly elections the Shiv Sena parted ways with long-term ally BJP over the issue of sharing the chief ministerial post The Uddhav Thackeray-led party then forged an alliance with the NCP and Congress to form the Maha Vikas Aghadi MVA government in the state On Wednesday during an event organised by Marathi daily Loksatta Pawar was asked if during discussions after the 2019 state polls he had told Modi and Union minister Amit Shah that the NCP and BJP could come together if the latter replaced Devendra Fadnavis as chief minister To this Pawar said it is true he and PM Modi had meetings It was his wish that we NCP and BJP come together However I went to his PMs office and told him it was not possible I told him that we do not want to keep him in the dark Our stand is different said Pawar Questioned about the PMs reaction to his response Pawar said Modi asked him to think over it Pawar said after the Maharashtra Assembly elections for almost 90 days the government was not formed With this proposal PM Modi might have thought that by doing this aligning with the NCP a stable government could be formed in the state he said When asked about his views that the BJP which targeted the NCP over various alleged scams during elections campaigns had sought help from the same party Pawar said he would not say that the BJP sought help from the NCP He also said that after the Maharashtra Assembly elections during several meetings between the Congress and NCP the bitterness between leaders of the two parties had increased Perhaps the BJP leadership thought that an advantage can be taken of this situation and that is what they tried to explore he said Pawar also recalled his one statement after the 2019 state elections — that if Fadnavis was short of some MLAs to form government the NCP would think about it seriously — further widened the gap between the Shiv Sena and BJP After this the Shiv Sena was sure that BJP leader Fandavis will make a move Notably before the MVA came to power Fadnavis was sworn in as the CM in a hush hush early morning ceremony at the Raj Bhavan with NCPs Ajit Pawar as hit deputy However Fadnavis quit as the CM four days later Meanwhile reacting to Pawars comments Shiv Senas spokesperson Sanjay Raut claimed that in 2019 the BJP was desperate for power and therefore it was ready to hold anyones hand If Sharad Pawar is saying this it must be true because Prime Minister Narendra Modi had urged Pawar to stake claim for power in Maharashtra Raut told reporters in Nashik There was transparency among us MVA allies We were aware who was talking to whom and therefore the BJP did not succeed in its attempt to form government in Maharashtra he said There was transparency even in Ajit Pawar joining hands with the BJP to form government before the MVA came to power and therefore Ajit Pawar later returned to the NCP fold Raut said PTI COR GK GK
