Ajit Pawar swears in as Maharashtra's deputy chief minister

On July 2, NCP leader Ajit Pawar was sworn in as Maharashtra's deputy chief minister.

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Eight Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) MLAs joined the Eknath Shinde-led administration after him.

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At Mumbai's Raj Bhavan, NCP leader Dilip Walse Patil was also sworn in as a minister.

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