<img src="https://static.gujaratsamachar.com/content_image/content_image_e13fb694-fac8-4ed1-8c20-383da40678a1.jpeg" data-filename="‘Disillusioned’ Ajit Pawar loyalist joins Sharad Pawar party; may get MLA ticket.jpg" style="width: 100%;"> Babajani, as he is commonly known, functioned as the NCP’s Parbhani district president and was welcomed to the NCP (SP) fold by Sharad Pawar and other senior leaders.Political circles were agog with speculation over Babajani’s moves amid backdoor talks with the NCP (SP) and finally, he cleared the air on Saturday on his decision.Sharad Pawar said that many people who joined (Ajit Pawar) felt they had gone astray and were in touch with the NCP (SP), but reiterated that “the final decision on taking them will be decided by the party leadership”.NCP (SP) circles hinted that Babajani, an ex-MLA and two-time MLC who was always keen to contest the assembly elections, may be considered for a party ticket from Parbhani for the state polls to be held in October.However, Babajani, who was overlooked for an MLC ticket, denied that he had made any demands from the NCP (SP) or was given any assurance by the party, and claimed that his move was purely on grounds of political ideology.“The Muslim minority community is under stress. They are disenchanted with the parties in alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party. Under such circumstances, it is awkward to continue with such a party (NCP) any longer, hence I am joining the NCP (SP),” declared Babajani.Senior NCP (SP) leaders like state President Jayant Patil, national general secretary Jitendra Awhad, Rohit R. Pawar and others have stated in the recent past that around 18-20 legislators from the ruling MahaYuti ally NCP will join NCP (SP), but the NCP leaders have scoffed such suggestions.(This story was taken from a syndicated feed and was only edited for style by Gujarat Samachar Digital staff)Also read:<a href="https://english.gujaratsamachar.com/news/national/big-jolt-to-ajit-pawar-as-two-dozen-city-leaders-join-sharad-pawar-led-ncp" target="_blank">Big jolt to Ajit Pawar as two dozen city leaders join Sharad Pawar’s NCP</a><div> </div>

In a pre-election jolt to the ruling ally Nationalist Congress Party’s Deputy CM Ajit Pawar, a senior leader from Parbhani, Abdullah Babajani Khan Durrani, MLC, crossed over to the Nationalist Congress Party (SP), led by Sharad Pawar, in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar on July 27.

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‘Disillusioned’ Ajit Pawar loyalist joins Sharad Pawar party; may get MLA ticket

Babajani joined the Nationalist Congress Party (SP), led by Sharad Pawar

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