Overview
- Senior leaders from Jalgaon district, including former ministers Gulabrao Deokar and Satish Patil, defected to Ajit Pawar’s faction during a ceremony in Churchgate on May 3, 2025.
- Former MLAs Dilip Wagh, Dilip Sonawane, Kailas Patil, Dilip Patil, and Sharad Patil also joined Ajit Pawar's camp, bolstering his influence in north Maharashtra.
- Ajit Pawar criticized Sharad Pawar’s alliance with Shiv Sena, questioning its ideological consistency, while defending his ties with the BJP as essential for Maharashtra’s development.
- Shiv Sena leader Gulabrao Patil objected to the induction of Gulabrao Deokar, highlighting tensions within the Mahayuti alliance.
- Sharad Pawar and other opposition leaders boycotted Ajit Pawar’s ‘Gauravshali Maharashtra’ event, underscoring the deepening divide within the NCP.