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'.

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 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.

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

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.

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.

NCP chief Sharad Pawar confirmed his attendance at a meeting hosted by Gautam Adani, alongside Amit Shah and Ajit Pawar, amidst the 2019 Maharashtra political turmoil. This revelation comes as Ajit Pawar alleges Adani's presence in BJP-NCP power-sharing discussions,

Maharashtra Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis stated in an interview that he is not in the running for the Chief Minister position. He believes the BJP-Shiv Sena-NCP alliance will secure a decisive victory in the upcoming assembly elections.