Maharashtra Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule stated that the NCP legislators joined hands with BJP-Shiv Sena govt in the state to make Maharashtra number one in India and not for ministerial berths.

The ruling dispensation, comprising the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena and the Bharatiya Janata Party, got a boost after nine NCP MLAs including Ajit Pawar, joined it.