In state government formation, there is no role of an industrialist...Sometimes we are so busy, and by mistake, I made a statement,’ the deputy CM claimed.

Days after creating uproar over his claims that industrialist Gautam Adani was present at the NCP-BJP meeting in 2019 after the assembly election results were out, Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar has issued a clarification saying that he made a 'mistake'.

Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar on Friday clarified on an earlier statement that industrialist Gautam Adani was present at the key discussions about Government formation in the state involving top BJP and NCP leaders 5 years ago. Pawar said that he had made a mistake by stating this earlier.

In a recent interview, Pawar said that Adani was not present at the meeting which took place at the industrialist's guest house.

Sharad Pawar acknowledged meeting both the industrialist and Union Home Minister Amit Shah but denied any such discussions.

Sharad Pawar has said in an interview that the meeting between BJP and NCP leaders was held at Gautam Adani's residence in Delhi. However, Adani did not participate in the political discussions.

During election rallies in Maharashtra, Rahul Gandhi accused PM Modi of never reading the Indian Constitution and criticized the BJP's focus on the color of his copy of the document. Gandhi alleged Modi's involvement in the MVA government's downfall,

Days after Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar claimed Gautam Adani was part of the government formation talks “five years ago”, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi alleged Thursday that the industrialist was involved in the bringing down the MVA government to bag the Dharavi redevelopment project.