Overview
- NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar said on Sunday that he has “credible information” a party in power could trigger defections within the ruling alliance by the end of next month, in a remark widely read as aimed at the BJP.
- The Mahayuti government pairs the BJP with the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena and an NCP faction, making any poaching claim a test of trust among partners.
- His post followed days of media talk about a Shiv Sena “Operation Tiger” to woo Uddhav Thackeray’s faction, which Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde called baseless.
- Pawar tied his warning to the Ashok Kharat case, alleging the controversy was staged, as the Nashik godman faces nearly a dozen cases and viral photos with politicians.
- BJP figures rejected the charge and there is no independent confirmation of any plan to engineer defections.