Ajit's move gives Pawar same experience as Vasantdada: Shalini

The widow of Vasantdada Patil, who was bested 41 years ago in a cloak-and-dagger power struggle for the post of chef minister by a young Sharad Pawar, on Sunday claimed Ajit Pawar's volte face was poetic justice.

Ajit Pawar, in a dramatic turn of events early Saturday morning, walked into Raj Bhavan with a handful of NCP MLAs and was sworn in as deputy to chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, leaving Pawar senior defending his flock by sequestering them in a suburban hotel.

Speaking on the political developments precipitated by Ajit Pawar, Shalini Patil, widow of Vasantdada, said, "The way Sharad Pawar behaved with Vasantrao, he must have got a similar experience from his family when Ajit Pawar aligned with the BJP."