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Political exile over, Ajit Pawar to be re-inducted into Maharashtra cabinet

Updated on: 06 December,2012 08:11 PM IST  | 
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NCP leader and former deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar will be re-inducted in the Maharashtra cabinet on Friday.

Political exile over, Ajit Pawar to be re-inducted into Maharashtra cabinet

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Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar will rejoin the Maharashtra cabinet as deputy chief minister on Friday, days after he got a clean chit in the alleged irrigation scam in the state.

Pawar will be sworn-in 9.30 a.m. on Friday by Governor K. Sankaranarayanan, a top Raj Bhavan official told IANS.


NCP strongman Ajit Pawar and CM Prithviraj Chavan.
NCP strongman Ajit Pawar and CM Prithviraj Chavan. File Pic



Pawar, nephew of NCP chief Sharad Pawar, had quit the cabinet in a huff on September 25 over allegations of a massive scam in the irrigation sector.

The 800-plus page white paper on the alleged irrigation scam in Maharashtra released by the state government last week has given Ajit Pawar a clean chit.u00a0

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