‘I will be back again’: Sharad Pawar barbs at Modi, Fadnavis set off BJP blowback
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The question of whether Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis will return to the Chief Minister’s chair in the event of the BJP-Shiv Sena-Ajit Pawar NCP alliance’s victory in the 2024 Assembly polls has resurfaced in state political circles.
This talk has been triggered by a remark made by Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar.On Wednesday, Pawar said, “During his address from the Red Fort on Independence Day, the PM (Narendra Modi) said he will return to power in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. Exactly five years ago, it was Fadnavis who spoke on similar lines. Fadnavis returned to power but not as CM. He had to accept the lower post of deputy CM.” The NCP president added: “I am wondering about what post Modi will return with.
