Even though Ajit Pawar has once again become Maharashtra finance minister, Eknath Shinde is now the Chief Minister and his decision will be final, Shiv Sena leader Deepak Kesarkar said here.
One of the reasons cited by the disgruntled Sena MLAs led by Shinde who rebelled against Uddhav Thackeray last year and brought down the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government was that Ajit Pawar, then finance minister, did not give funds to their constituencies.
Pawar, who joined the Shinde government earlier this month, was allocated the same portfolio once again, raising questions as to how would the Sena MLAs react.
The rebellion of 39 MLAs led by Eknath Shinde was against the injustice faced by Shiv Sena legislators when Uddhav Thackeray was at the helm, Kesarkar, who is now the school education minister.
Then Uddhav Thackeray was CM, now it is Eknath Shinde (who is in that post). Dada (as Ajit Pawar is fondly called) has told me that whatever decisions I take, the final decision is of the CM. There is a CM who takes decisions and Dada will do justice as he has understood why people were upset with him in the past, Kesarkar added.