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The Ajit Pawar and Sharad Pawar factions have appointed separate whips and they have called meetings of NCP MLAs.

The leader of the Nationalist Congress Party, Praful Patel, asserted on July 4 that after the MVA government in Maharashtra fell apart last year, 51 of the party's 53 MLAs had suggested exploring the idea of working with the BJP.

The political upheaval in Maharashtra erupted once again on Sunday, July 2, when 30 NCP MLAs led by Ajit Pawar revolted and joined the BJP-Shiv Sena (Shinde) government in the state

NCP leader Ajit Pawar joined the Shiv Sena-BJP alliance in Maharashtra and took oath as Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister on Sunday in a surprise and dramatic political move that changed political equations in the state ahead of Lok Sabha and assembly polls next year and has ramifications for national politics.

Jitendra Awhad has also been appointed as the whip of the NCP legislature party.

Sharad Pawar said, "Today's case may be new to others. This is not new to me."

After joining the Maharashtra govt, NCP leader Ajit Pawar said, "The name and symbol of the party will also remain with me"

Chief Minister Eknath Shinde welcomes the addition of NCP faction led by Ajit Pawar with his alliance government

After reaching the Raj Bhawan, Ajit Pawar submitted his resignation from the post of the leader of the opposition to Governor Ramesh Bais.

The calendar has been reportedly printed by Nagpur NCP Chief Duneshwar Pethe who has issued a clarification on social media.