Mumbai:

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday took a swipe at Sharad Pawar, pronouncing that there was once “one thing else” that was once hurting extra to the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president.

Mr Fadnavis made the remark within the wake of Mr Pawar’s grievance of the BJP, through which he accused it of completing off its regional allies steadily. Mr Pawar additionally stated that the BJP was once making plans to weaken the Shiv Sena and create a department within the birthday party.

“There is one thing else that hurts Pawar extra. Everyone is aware of it,” Mr Fadnavis informed newshounds in Thane.

Mr Pawar’s birthday party was once a constituent of the former Shiv Sena-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) executive in Maharashtra, which collapsed in June this yr following a riot via Sena MLA Eknath Shinde and 39 different legislators.

On the growth of the Shinde-led cupboard in Maharashtra, Mr Fadnavis stated, “There has already been numerous hypothesis concerning the cupboard growth in media already. But the theory goes to be utterly false. Once the portfolios are allotted, you’ll realise it.” An afternoon previous, Chief Minister Shinde expanded his cupboard, 41 days after taking the oath of place of work. A complete of 18 MLAs, together with 9 every from the Shinde faction of Shiv Sena and the BJP, took oath as the cupboard ministers.

Devendra Fadnavis additionally commented at the political trends n Bihar.

“In the ultimate Bihar Assembly elections, the BJP had gained extra seats that the JD(U), however nonetheless Nitish Kumar was once made leader minister. It is the BJP that looks after its allies. If we don’t seem to be in energy in Bihar (now), we’d be there the next day evidently,” he stated.

JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar on Wednesday took oath as Bihar Chief Minister for the 8th time, whilst RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav was once administered the oath of place of work as deputy leader minister. The rite happened an afternoon after Kumar snapped ties with the BJP-led NDA and joined palms with the RJD to shape a ‘Mahagathbandhan’ executive.

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