News Snapshot:
The top news today comes from the NCP crisis that has taken Maharashtra by storm. Posters calling Ajit Pawar and leaders who rebelled along with him, leading to a split in the NCP, as ‘traitors’ emerged today. This is the second time in a year that a Maha Vikas Aghadi constituent is facing a split, with the Shiv Sena having split in June last year after CM Eknath Shinde’s rebellion. Then too, ‘gaddar’ calls had dominated Maharashtra politics. The Bharatiya Janata Party has said that state Chief Minister Eknath Shinde will lead the ruling coalition in 2024 polls. Amid another...