Sharad Pawar Invites Eknath Shinde, Devendra Fadnavis, Ajit Pawar For Lunch, Sparks Speculations
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PUNE: In a surprising move, Sharad Pawar, the influential leader of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), has extended an invitation to Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, along with deputy CMs Devendra Fadnavis and his nephew Ajit Pawar, for lunch at his residence in Baramati on March 2.
This invitation comes against the backdrop of internal turmoil within the NCP and strained relations between Sharad Pawar and his nephew Ajit Pawar, who had defected to join the Shiv Sena-BJP government last year.
The trio of Shinde, Fadnavis, and Ajit Pawar are slated to attend a job fair, 'Namo Maharojgar Melava', at Vidya Pratishthan college in Baramati, triggering speculation about the underlying political motives behind Pawar's gesture.
“ We have a tight schedule (on Saturday) as after the Baramati event we have to go to Ahmedabad. I told him (Sharad Pawar) that next time on my Baramati visit, I would visit him,
Chief Minister,
Sharad Pawar attends govt’s Namo job fair in his Baramati stronghold…