Ajit Pawar replaces BJP’s Chandrakant Patil as Pune guardian minister

Deputy CM Ajit Pawar has been appointed as the guardian minister for Pune, replacing BJP leader Chandrakant Patil. This follows Pawar’s absence from a state Cabinet meeting and his meeting with NCP ministers at his residence, indicating his dissatisfaction with the delay in appointing guardian ministers for various districts. The CM announced a new list of guardian ministers for 12 districts, with Patil becoming the guardian minister for Solapur and Amravati.