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MUMBAI: For years now, former deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar, 63, has been at the centre of the succession battle within the NCP, the party founded by his uncle Sharad Pawar. Also See: In recent months, there has been speculation about a renewed rebellion by him. On Tuesday, Ajit Pawar stood apart as the only senior leader in the NCP who supported Sharad Pawar quits as NCP chief, party gets him to rethink Sharad Pawar stunned his party on Tuesday by announcing that he was stepping down as chief of the NCP that he founded in 1999, leading to an outburst of emotion and cries of 'stay back' from his close aides, party leaders and activists. After their day-long clamour, Pawar in the evening agreed to do Addressing party workers at the Y B Chavan auditorium after the senior Pawar announced his retirement, he said, "You are under a misunderstanding that if Pawar saheb is not the party president, he will not be in the party. That is incorrect. In the Congress Mallikarjun Kharge is the party president but Sonia Gandhi runs the party," he said. He said considering Sharad Pawar's age, it had been decided after discussions to provide a new leadership for the party which would work under his guidance. "No one can dispute that the NCP is Sharad Pawar. The new president will work under his guidance. There is no need to become emotional. Just the other day, he had said that a new leadership has to be created and the bhakri has to be rotated." He added that he had spoken to senior Pawa...

So Round One has gone to Maharashtra’s strongman Sharad Govindrao Pawar, with the high-level committee of his Nationalist Congress Party unanimously rejecting his resignation as party chief — and Pawar agreeing to stay on. The party, including his nephew Ajit Pawar, endorsed his leadership in what became a referendum on his authority. No one in the party was prepared — neither Praful Patel nor Chhagan Bhujbal nor Jayant Patil, not even his daughter Supriya Sule — to step into his huge shoes as the party’s national president. The drama of the last few days — choked voices, flowing tears, angry diatribe, dharnas and protests, a spate of resignations right up to the district level, would put the best of Bollywood actors in the shade – has, for the moment, reined in Ajit Pawar. He was not at the press conferenceaddressed by Sharad Pawar where he withdrew his resignation. The party has promised to revitalize the Maharashtra unit of the NCP — a sop to Ajit Pawar that he may be given a say in its affairs. of the state party. Ajit Pawar was the only one who openly and publicly spoke in favour of accepting Pawar’s resignation — that given his age and health, his wish to step down should be respected by the party. Things came to a head a few weeks ago with signs of the Enforcement Directorate closing in on Ajit Pawar. It has been an open secret that Ajit Pawar was contemplating joining the NCP members on a hunger strike to protest Sharad Pawar’s decision to step down, in Thane on Tu...

Talking to reporters here, Ajit Pawar said, "Some media channels ran stories that Ajit Pawar did not get any responsibility, I would like to tell them that I have the responsibility of leader of opposition in Maharashtra." Asserting that he was active in state politics by choice, the former state deputy chief minister said, "For the past several years, Supriya is in Delhi. I am active in state politics. I have responsibility of the state since I am the leader of opposition." Incidentally, NCP chief Sharad Pawar, speaking in Delhi after the event, dismissed suggestions that the appointment of Sule has upset nephew Ajit Pawar.

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Ajit Pawar Constituency Baramati State Maharashtra DOB Jul 22, 1959 Place of Birth Deolali Pravara, India Political Party Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Religion Hindu Spouse Sunetra Pawar Children Parth Pawar, Jay Pawar Education Did Secondary School from US; GCSE from UK SSC from Maharashtra Govt. Profession before joining politics Social Worker in Baramati. Positions Held Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra About Ajit Pawar Ajit Anantrao Pawar is a politician belonging to the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) in Maharashtra. He chose to follow the footsteps of his uncle, NCP president Sharad Pawar, to become a politician and eventually the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra. He is popularly known as ‘Dada’ (elder brother) by his followers and close ones. Early Life of Ajit Anantrao Pawar Ajit Pawar was born on 22 July, 1959 in his grandparent’s place in Deolali Pravara, Ahmednagar district, Maharashtra. Ajit is the son of NCP president Sharad Pawar’s elder brother Anantrao Pawar, who used to work at Rajkamal Studios of V Shantaram. Ajit is married to Sunetra Pawar and the couple have two sons, Jay and Parth Pawar. Ajit pursued his education from Deolali Pravara and holds Secondary School Certificate from the Maharashtra Government. Pawar is educated to Secondary school level (equivalent to Junior High USA) or GCSE (UK). Political Career of Ajit Pawar Ajit Pawar started his political career in 1982 when he was still in his early 20s. His election to a sugar cooperati...

Nationalist Congress Party working president Supriya Sule on Sunday said she was proud to be the daughter of Sharad and Pratibha Pawar and that she would never run away from nepotism or dynasty politics. 'I can't go away from nepotism because I was born in a political family. I am very proud to be Pratibha and Sharad Pawar's daughter. Why should I run away from this? I have even said this in Parliament," Supriya Sule said a day after Supriya Sule said reports that Ajit Pawar was unhappy were just rumours, not reality. 'Parliament is not run by my father' "Why can't we talk about performance while we talk about dynasty politics? Look at my Parliament performance. Now Parliament is not run by my father, uncle or my mother. But that performance data in the Lok Sabha shows that I am on the top of the chart. There is no dynasty politics. That's on merit. I think you can't selectively use nepotism against me or anybody," Supriya Sule said. Sharad Pawar on choosing daughter over nephew While Supriya Sule and Praful Patel's elevation to the rank of the working president dents Ajit Pawar in the party, Sharad Pawar downplayed it and said Ajit Pawar was one of those who took the decision of making Supriya Sule and Praful Patel the working presidents of the party. Sharad Pawar on Saturday said Ajit Pawar already had a lot on his plate as the Leader of Opposition in the Maharashtra Assembly, while Supriya Sule and Praful Patel had no such defined responsibilities. On the allegation of ...

As the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) coalition in Maharashtra faces fresh possible trouble from the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) end, the man at the heart of it is again Ajit Pawar – the nephew in the shadow of the big uncle. On Tuesday, Ajit denied talk of him leaving the NCP, splitting the NCP, or parting ways with the MVA as “rumours”. However, given Sharad Pawar’s deft realpolitik and nephew Ajit’s own reputation of vacillation – with or without Pawar Senior’s blessings – few believe this story is over. Also in Political Pulse | Through his various brushes with controversy, what has kept Ajit going is the support he enjoys among NCP MLAs. In November 2010, for example, when the alleged Adarsh scam hit the Maharashtra government and the Congress-NCP decided to change the names at the top, the NCP sidelined senior leader Chhagan Bhujbal as Deputy CM to bring in Ajit after an overwhelming majority of NCP MLAs supported him – marking the first of his four tenures as Maharashtra Deputy CM. The son of Sharad Pawar’s elder brother Anantrao, Ajit first rose in politics like the rest of the family through the cooperative sector. He was a constant by his uncle’s side starting 1991-92, and rose in prominence after Pawar broke away from the Congress to form the NCP. In 1999, Ajit became a Cabinet minister in a Congress-NCP government. He subsequently went on to helm heavyweight ministries including Irrigation, Rural Development, Water Resources and Finance, which raised his clout, p...

Shri Ajit Pawar is a shining presence on the political horizon of Maharashtra, someone who dedicates 16-17 hours every day to serve the people of Maharashtra and help them solve their problems. His astounding and clear vision of development has influenced Maharashtra’s political and social life over the last three decades. Famed for his punctuality in the political scenario of Maharashtra, he is the sculptor of Nava Maharashtra. Qualities such as punctuality, being available and accessible to the people, helping to solve problems, making decisions after educated and informed discussions with experts from various fields, and the cultivation of an artistic vision while working on development plans have been imbibed by Shri Ajit Pawar because of his close observation of the work done by Shri Sharadchandra Pawar. Under the guidance of Pawar Saheb, Shri Ajit Pawar continues to strive for a far-sighted developmental vision for the next 25-30 years. He had to shoulder the responsibility of taking care of his family at a young age, and it was at this time, he was first exposed to the social issues around him. As he understood the plight of farmers, the seeds of empathy for their cause were sown in his mind. The journey of his dynamic leadership that began and continued with different institutions such as milk unions, various cooperative societies, sugar factories, and banks took a new direction in 1991. Since then, he has graced many more positions such as MP, MLA, Minister of Sta...

• • Politics • Crime • All India • • South Asia • Asia • Middle East • Africa • Europe • Americas • Oceania • • Delhi • Kolkata • Mumbai • In Other Cities • • Economy • Market • Companies • Autos • In Other News • • Edit • Oped • Columnists • Interview of the Week • Reporter's Diary • The Age Debate • Here and Now • • Cricket • Tennis • Football • In Other sports • • Mobiles & Tabs • Gadgets • In Other news • Reviews • • Bollywood • Hollywood • Movie Reviews • TV • Music • In Other News • • • Health • Fashion • Food • Travel • Art • Relationship • More Features • • • • • • • • • • • • • Sharad Pawar has effectively, in two steps, put paid to his nephew and party strongman Ajit Pawar’s moves to take over the party and keep an option beyond the Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance and hope to emerge as the leader of the state after the next elections. In his first move, the grand old Maratha leader — who is regarded across the political spectrum for his Chanakya-esque strategic adeptness and tactical finesse — squarely turned the entire party in his favour by talking of resigning from his post. It was a shocker for a party he had founded and led for nearly a quarter of a century with no rivals or equals, after he left the Grand Old Party over a leadership dispute with Sonia Gandhi. The NCP rank and file, including most of those who have a definite regard and heed for Ajit Pawar’s claims to be the successor and were merely awaiting a formal anointment, felt outraged and stood up public...

So Round One has gone to Maharashtra’s strongman Sharad Govindrao Pawar, with the high-level committee of his Nationalist Congress Party unanimously rejecting his resignation as party chief — and Pawar agreeing to stay on. The party, including his nephew Ajit Pawar, endorsed his leadership in what became a referendum on his authority. No one in the party was prepared — neither Praful Patel nor Chhagan Bhujbal nor Jayant Patil, not even his daughter Supriya Sule — to step into his huge shoes as the party’s national president. The drama of the last few days — choked voices, flowing tears, angry diatribe, dharnas and protests, a spate of resignations right up to the district level, would put the best of Bollywood actors in the shade – has, for the moment, reined in Ajit Pawar. He was not at the press conferenceaddressed by Sharad Pawar where he withdrew his resignation. The party has promised to revitalize the Maharashtra unit of the NCP — a sop to Ajit Pawar that he may be given a say in its affairs. of the state party. Ajit Pawar was the only one who openly and publicly spoke in favour of accepting Pawar’s resignation — that given his age and health, his wish to step down should be respected by the party. Things came to a head a few weeks ago with signs of the Enforcement Directorate closing in on Ajit Pawar. It has been an open secret that Ajit Pawar was contemplating joining the NCP members on a hunger strike to protest Sharad Pawar’s decision to step down, in Thane on Tu...