Shiv Sena extended a warm welcome to Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar as he joined the Mahayuti, led by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis.

During a press conference in Mumbai on Sunday, Uday Samant, Shiv Sena leader from Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's faction and Maharashtra Industries Minister, expressed his appreciation for Ajit Pawar's administrative abilities.