Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Ajit Pawar indicated that the state administration has the support of 225 of the assembly`s 288 MLAs, despite opposition calls to fire the Eknath Shinde-led government over worries about law and order.

Per a report in PTI, during a ceremony in Mumbai where Congress leader Baba Siddique joined the Nationalist Congress Party, Pawar responded to the opposition`s demand, comparing it to the aftermath of the 26/11 terrorist attacks when a Congress-led coalition was in power. He stated that no such demand was made at the time.

Pawar acknowledged attempts to instil panic about the state`s law and order situation but stressed that similar requests were not made during prior crises, like as the 26/11 attacks, the report added.