In state government formation, there is no role of an industrialist...Sometimes we are so busy, and by mistake, I made a statement,’ the deputy CM claimed.

To recap, in November 2019, Ajit Pawar made his first attempt to “split” the NCP by departing with a handful of MLAs to form a government with the BJP. Ajit was sworn in as deputy chief minister for 80 hours, after which the majority of MLAs returned to the NCP, and the alliance collapsed. He finally split the party in July 2023.

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and NCP chief Ajit Pawar, in a major U-turn ahead of the Assembly polls, stated that industrialist Gautam Adani was not present at the 2019 meeting between NCP and BJP leaders regarding government formation.

Sharad Pawar has said in an interview that the meeting between BJP and NCP leaders was held at Gautam Adani's residence in Delhi. However, Adani did not participate in the political discussions.

NCP chief Sharad Pawar confirmed his attendance at a meeting hosted by Gautam Adani, alongside Amit Shah and Ajit Pawar, amidst the 2019 Maharashtra political turmoil. This revelation comes as Ajit Pawar alleges Adani's presence in BJP-NCP power-sharing discussions,

Days after Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar claimed Gautam Adani was part of the government formation talks “five years ago”, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi alleged Thursday that the industrialist was involved in the bringing down the MVA government to bag the Dharavi redevelopment project.

Maharashtra Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis stated in an interview that he is not in the running for the Chief Minister position. He believes the BJP-Shiv Sena-NCP alliance will secure a decisive victory in the upcoming assembly elections.