Maharashtra crisis blows over, Ajit to go, NCP ministers to stay - NewsX

The crisis in Congress-NCP coalition government in Maharashtra, triggered by the surprise resignation of Ajit Pawar, today blew over with party chief Sharad Pawar asking Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan to accept it and directing 19 other ministers who had also stepped down to resume office. Mounting a major fire-fight, the NCP boss held a series of meetings with party leaders and legislators to bring the curtains down on the dramatic developments of the last four days that began with the sudden resignation of Pawar. "I will ask Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan to accept Ajit Pawar's resignation as Deputy Chief Minister," Sharad Pawar told reporters after a meeting of NCP legislature party which had on Wednesday authorised him to take the final call on the resignation of the Deputy CM and ministers.

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