On Saturday, NCP president Sharad Pawar said that he forced Uddhav Thackeray to become the CM of Maharashtra post the formation of Maha Vikas Aghadi two years ago.
This came hours after BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis had alleged that Uddhav Thackeray had ambitions to become the Chief Minister while claiming that he would appoint a ‘Shiv Sainik’ (party worker) to the post.
In response to Devendra Fadnavis’ jibe, Pawar responded: “Thackeray was selected by leaders of three parties [in the MVA]. The MVA was formed by the contribution of many people including me. When we held a meeting to form the MVA and to discuss the leadership of the alliance, I forced him [Uddhav Thackeray] to become the chief minister. I have seen these people since their childhood. Balasaheb Thackeray and I might have political differences but we were close.”
