No ‘formula’ under discussion for CM’s post: Ajit Pawar

PTI Karad: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Monday said no “formula” was being discussed for the chief minister’s post and a decision on it will be taken together by the Mahayuti partners. Speaking to reporters here, NCP leader Pawar also said the Mahayuti got such a huge mandate and the MVA did not even have enough numbers to stake claim for the leader of opposition’s post in the state assembly.

Pawar also acknowledged the contribution of the government’s Ladki Bahin scheme, which provides financial assistance to women, in the Mahayuti’s victory in the just-concluded state assembly polls. The deputy CM paid tributes to Maharashtra’s first chief minister Yashwantrao Chavan at his memorial ‘Pritisangam’ in Karad on his death anniversary. In the state poll results declared on Saturday, the Mahayuti, comprising the BJP, Chief Minister hinde’s Shiv Sena and NCP, bagged an impressive seats.