Why Is NCP Not To Be Part Of Modi Govt? Fadnavis, Ajit Pawar Offer Explanation

Maharashtra deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Sunday that the Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party was offered the post of minister of state, but the party has been insisting on a cabinet rank. Devendra Fadnavis added that since the NCP won just one of the four seats it contested in the Lok Sabha elections 2024, it has been offered an MoS berth.

Maharashtra deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Praful Patel. (ANI file)

“The Nationalist Congress Party was offered one seat from the government- MoS independent charge. But their request was from their side Praful Patel's name was finalised, and he was already a minister. Therefore, he would not be able to hold the post of MoS independent charge,” Devendra Fadnavis told reporters why the NCP wouldn't be part of Narendra Modi's new Cabinet, which will take oath at the Rashtrapati Bhavan at 7.15pm. Follow Live Updates on Narendra Modi oath ceremony