Siddique Praises Ajit Pawar Amid Rumors of Departing Congress for NCP Faction
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Congress leader Baba Siddique praised Ajit Pawar as a "very workaholic person", while rumors swirl of Siddique leaving Congress for Pawar's NCP faction.
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Siddique was accompanied by his son Zeeshan, a Congress MLA, who said he has "no intention to leave" Congress.
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If Siddique departs Congress, it would follow ex-Union minister Milind Deora recently shifting to the Shinde faction of Shiv Sena.
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The NCP faction, Shiv Sena faction, and BJP form Maharashtra's ruling coalition, while Congress, Shiv Sena (UBT), and the Sharad Pawar NCP faction are in opposition.
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