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He further said that the decisions taken in Wednesday’s meetings will be supported by all MahaYuti partners.

“Eknath Shinde, Devendra Fadnavis and I will travel to Delhi tomorrow and meet Home Minister Amit Shah. After this, the new chief minister, two deputy chief ministers and the Cabinet. The swearing-in ceremony is likely to be held on November 30 or December 1,” said Ajit Pawar whose party leader and Chief Minister Chhagan Bhujbal announced that the NCP would support Devendra Fadnavis as the next chief minister.

Ajit Pawar was speaking after Chief Minister Eknath Shinde withdrew from the race for the post of Chief Minister announcing that he would support the BJP candidate and respect Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decision in this matter. regard.

State BJP chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule welcomed the chief minister’s decision while welcoming his stand to further strengthen the NDA and strengthen the MahaYuti in the state.

Ajit Pawar also thanked all the voters of Maharashtra and all MahaYuti workers, adding that the responsibility of the alliance partners has multiplied in the wake of the landslide victory.

He said that the Nagpur winter session is around the corner and additional demands need to be approved.

“There will be immediate work pressure, but as most of us are experienced. We don’t think this will really be a problem. This is an effort to better develop the state. There is an effort to bring together all elements of society. Besides, efforts are being made to obtain huge funds from the central government. As the Lok Sabha session continues, I will also try to meet various ministers to seek higher central assistance to Maharashtra,” Ajit Pawar said.

On the growing chorus within the NCP for Ajit Pawar to become the next chief minister, he said that regardless of what the party members think, at the end of the day one also sees how many legislators have been elected.

“The situation was different two and a half years ago and now the story is totally different,” he said.

Commenting on the opposition’s criticism of EVMs, Ajit Pawar said, “We all respect the judiciary. The Supreme Court said that whenever a person loses an election, the defeat is inflicted on the EVMs, and if he succeeds, then the EVM is good. Even in the past, we have seen very poor results in Lok Sabha elections. But we didn’t blame him because of the EVM. Opposition criticism is an attempt by senior leaders to show losing candidates that they are doing something to boost their morale.”

He said that when the poll results of West Bengal, Punjab, Delhi, Karnataka, Kerala, Telangana, Jammu and Kashmir are announced, the EVMs were first class and if the results go to the ‘against the INDIA bloc, then they start blaming the EVMs.

“The 2014 elections also saw the wave of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and, despite this, some spoke about the credibility of EVMs. Some people also spoke out during the 2019 elections. But after the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, no one said anything about EVMs,” Ajit Pawar said.

He said Donald Trump lost the election in 2020, but then won in 2024. “The decision made by the Supreme Court is final. Those who lost the Assembly elections are making noise about EVMs. However, most people have faith in EVMs,” Ajit Pawar said.IANS