Mumbai, November 25: Two of the four MLAs of NCP-Anil Patil and Daulat Daroda, who were reportedly missing have been brought to Mumbai from Delhi. According to an ANI update, the two MLAs were staying in a hotel in Haryana's Gurugram. They were brought from Delhi by Sonia Doohan, President of NCP's Nationalist Student Congress and Dheeraj Sharma, President of NCP's Nationalist Youth Congress.
Nitin Pawar reached Mumbai on Sunday and another MLA Narhari Zirwal is currently at a safe location in Delhi. Daroda surfaced on Sunday evening and offered his support to party chief Sharad Pawar. According to an ANI report, he was quoted saying, "There was no question of him leaving the NCP and that he would follow any decision taken by the party leadership. Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress Has Support of 164 MLAs, Says Sanjay Raut After Maharashtra Stunner by BJP.Miss
Check ANI tweet:
2 out of the 4 MLAs of NCP - Anil Patil (3rd from right in the picture, in yellow shirt) & Daulat Daroda (5th from right in the picture, in yellow shirt), who were reportedly missing, have been brought to Mumbai from Delhi. The 2 MLAs were staying in a hotel in Haryana's Gurugram pic.twitter.com/NxNGzCEj4I
— ANI (@ANI) November 25, 2019
The other three NCP MLAs - incommunicado since Saturday - also surfaced on Sunday. Manikrao Kokate, Anil Patil and Nitin Pawar also offered their support to NCP chief Sharad Pawar.
A major drama unfolded on Saturday with regards to Maharashtra government formation. Devendra Fadnavis was sworn in as the Chief Minister of the state and Ajit Pawar was sworn in as the Deputy CM. It took everyone by surprise because talks were between Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress to form the government for the last few weeks to form the government.
The Supreme Court on Sunday directed the Maharashtra government to submit two letters; 1) Governor's letter inviting the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to form a government in Maharashtra 2) letter of support submitted by Fadnavis. Following which, the apex court will examine the two documents on Monday and then pass an order regarding the floor test in Maharashtra.
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