12 rebel MLAs who attended Ajit's oath return to NCP

In yet another twist in the Maharashtra political drama, 12 NCP MLAs who attended the swearing-in ceremony of NCP's Ajit Pawar as deputy chief minister of Maharashtra under Devendra Fadnavis, have reportedly returned to the party fold and pledged their loyalty to Sharad Pawar. NCP MLAs Dilip Bankar and Manikrao Kokate tweeted separately saying they were kept in dark about the oath-taking ceremony. Among other rebel MLAs who pledged their support to NCP include Rajendra Shingne (Buldhana), Sandeep Kshirsagar (Beed), Sunil Shelke (Maval), Sunil Bhusara (Vikramgad), Narhari Zirwal (Dindori), Dhananjay Munde (Parli) and Sunil Tingre (Wadgaon-Sheri). However, four MLAs including Ajit Pawar yet to return to NCP.