Mumbai, Nov. 13 -- Shiv Sena (UBT) Member of Parliament Sanjay Raut on Friday claimed that late Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar was deeply disillusioned with the ruling Mahayuti alliance and was in the mindset to exit it prior to his death.

Speaking to the media, Raut stated that Ajit Pawar felt he could not live with dignity within the Mahayuti and had expressed to his colleagues that the BJP leadership was untrustworthy, necessitating a return to their original fold.

According to Raut, Pawar had initially joined hands with the BJP solely out of fear of central investigative agencies, alongside leaders like Hasan Mushrif. Taking a swipe at Mushrif, Raut remarked that despite having the physique of a tiger, he had the heart of a mouse, a...