‘Will not take oath today. Only Chhagan Bhujbal, Jayant Patil will take oath,’ says Ajit Pawar after meeting of NCP leaders

Mumbai: NCP leader Ajit Pawar has said he would not take oath as a Maharashtra minister on Thursday.

File image of Ajit Pawar. PTI

"I will not take oath today. Only Chhagan Bhujbal and Jayant Patil will take oath as ministers from the NCP," Ajit Pawar told reporters after a meeting of NCP leaders at party chief Sharad Pawar's residence in Mumbai.

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Two MLAs each from the allies Shiv Sena and Congress will also take oath as ministers, he said.

Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray will be sworn in as the chief minister at a ceremony to be held at the Shivaji Park in Mumbai in the evening.

November 28, 2019 at 03:06PM