Many In Maharashtra Cabinet Earned Position On Merit, Says Sharad Pawar

NCP chief Sharad Pawar has said that many ministers in the Shiv Sena-led coalition government in Maharashtra do not belong to political families and have earned their position purely on merit.

Mr Pawar made the statement on Sunday night in Kalwa area of Thane district while felicitating local MLA and Cabinet minister Jitendra Awhad.

"Those who lacked any family background in politics became ministers in the Vikas Aghadi government purely on merit," he said.