Modi Alliance Boosted by Rivals’ Split in India’s Richest State
- Opposition leader joins ruling alliance in Maharashtra state
- Split in opposition brightens BJP’s chance ahead of 2024 polls
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The ruling alliance in India’s wealthiest state, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party, received a boost as a key opposition leader and other lawmakers from his party joined the provincial government.
Ajit Pawar, a senior member of the Nationalist Congress Party, was named as deputy chief minister for the government of the western state of Maharashtra Sunday, live television broadcasts showed. While eight of the 53 NCP lawmakers also took their oaths to become part of the government, it isn’t clear how many are with the Pawar-led faction.