Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, the newest partner of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), has got his way, as his faction has been given the guardian ministership of Pune, Kolhapur and Beed among others. But his colleagues were not handed Satara, Nashik and Raigad, the three districts held by Eknath Shinde’s party. In a way, Shinde has also prevailed over the allies by refusing to part with his chosen districts.

In the reshuffle, the BJP has given up most for the NCP. The allocation of districts has become a bone of contention in the tripartite government. The talks of unrest had escalated on Tuesday after Shinde and Devendra Fadnavis had landed in Delhi leaving behind their engagements in Mumbai. The CMO released the list after the duo met the BJP high command.