New Delhi: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and senior NCP leader Praful Patel on Friday met Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi.
The meeting took place amid the ongoing political crisis in Maharashtra over the demand for reservation by the Maratha community and the hearing before the Election Commission on the claim over the NCP.
Pawar was accompanied by Patel and Lok Sabha member Sunil Tatkare for the meeting.
In June, Pawar joined the BJP-Shiv Sena government in Maharashtra with support of more than 40 of the NCP’s total 53 MLAs and leaving his uncle and founder of the regional outfit Sharad Pawar.
Ajit Pawar has since staked his claim to the party’s name and election symbol, a case which is being heard by EC.