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The Nationalist Congress Party has been thrown into a tizzy over the resignation offer from Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar -- and with it, so has state politics, which could even impact the UPA government at the Centre.

Is Ajit Pawar serious about quitting over the multi-billion rupee irrigation scam or is he playing for big stakes?

Could he be trying show his uncle and NCP founder Sharad Pawar that it is he who counts in Maharashtra and not the latter's daughter Supriya Sule?

Or is the NCP using the resignation ploy to unseat Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan, knowing well that a UPA weakened by the exit of key ally Mamata Banerjee is at its most vulnerable right now?

Deconstructing the political moves in Maharashtra is Sujata Anandan, Political Editor, Hindustan Times, who has spent three decades reporting on Maharashtra, only on the Rediff Chat at 5 pm IST today. Be there!

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