NCP to CM Fadnavis: Who Gets Ajit Pawar's Portfolios?

• Following Ajit Pawar's demise, a dilemma has emerged over the leadership of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and the allocation of his portfolios.
• The NCP will write to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis requesting that Ajit Pawar's portfolios (Sports, State Excise, Finance) remain with the party.
• Discussions are underway within the NCP to decide which party leaders will be assigned these three key portfolios.
• Speculation is rife about who will lead the NCP, with many expecting a member of the Pawar family to take the reins due to dynastic politics.
• NCP leaders Jayant Patil, Shashikant Shinde, and Harshvardhan Patil met Sunetra Pawar in Baramati to offer condolences.

Why It Matters: NCP faces leadership and portfolio allocation challenges after Ajit Pawar's passing, seeking to retain his ministries.