He was pacified by senior NCP leaders, after which he decided to stay on as a legislator. Senior Sena leader and former minister Ramdas Kadam is reportedly upset and said to be considering resigning from the party’s position. On Monday night, after Solanke announced he would resign as legislator, declaring retirement from politics, senior NCP leaders Ajit Pawar and Dhananjay Munde met him and pursued him to change his decision. Sena MLA Bhaskar Jadhav, who crossed over from the NCP to the Sena before the state polls, openly expressed his “shock” on being excluded. I wanted to help the now newly inducted cabinet minister Aaditya ji Thackeray.

Source: Hindustan Times December 31, 2019 17:54 UTC