A wave of confusion swept through Maharashtra’s political landscape on Friday as NCP leader Sharad Pawar and his daughter Supriya Sule seemed to offer contradictory perspectives on the status of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar within the party. While the BJP cautiously embraced Sharad Pawar’s statement, and Shiv Sena (UBT) asserted that the party’s split was evident, the Congress suggested that Sharad Pawar might have influenced Ajit Pawar’s stance, humorously referring to it as “Episode 2 of Ajit Pawar returns.

Through Maharashtra’s political landscape on Friday as NCP leader Sharad Pawar and his daughter Supriya Sule seemed to offer contradictory perspectives on the status of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar within the party. While the BJP cautiously embraced Sharad Pawar’s statement, and Shiv Sena (UBT) asserted that the party’s split was evident, the Congress suggested that Sharad Pawar might have influenced Ajit Pawar’s stance, humorously referring to it as “Episode 2 of Ajit Pawar returns.”

Sharad Pawar’s statement sparked debates over Ajit Pawar’s status within the party and raised questions among the party’s allies. Ajit Pawar, who was touring Pimpri Chinchwad town near Pune after his fourth term as Deputy Chief Minister, declined to comment on his uncle’s statement. In his speech, he praised PM Modi for the Chandrayan 3 mission.