LIVE Updates | Sharad Pawar Resigns As NCP Chief: 'Ajit Pawar Should Be Given The Responsibility, IF...', Claims Chhagan Bhujbal

Maharashtra Politics: Sharad Pawar stated on Tuesday that he would need two to three days to "think over" his decision in an effort to appease party members who had been protesting his plan to resign as NCP leader. His nephew, Ajit Pawar, also asked NCP officials not to resign from their positions in protest over Pawar senior's unexpected choice when he delivered his message to the party's protesting supporters.

Sharad Pawar Retirement: Sharad Pawar, the head of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), recently revealed that he will shortly be leaving his position. When his autobiography, "Lok Majhe Sangaayi: A Political Autobiography," was released, he announced his retirement. The Rajya Sabha member, who still has three more years in office, promised to continue his 55-year-long social-political involvement in public life.

Sharad Pawar recommended that a high-level committee of senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leaders comprising Ajit Pawar, Praful Patel, Jayant Patil, Chhagan Bhujbal, Dilip Walse Patil, Supriya Sule, Anil Deshmukh, Dhananjay Munde, Rajesh Tope, Sunil Tatkare, P C Chacko, K K Sharma, Jitendra Awhad, Jaydev Gaikwad, and Hasan Mushrif should decide on the election of the new party president.

The consensus inside the party is that Ajit Pawar, Jayant Patil, Supriya Sule, Dilip Walse Patil, and Praful Patel are the top five candidates for the position. The other candidates are all longtime Pawar confidants and aides who have been involved with the party since its foundation and are known as Pawar associates from his pre-1999 years in the Congress. Ajit is his nephew, and Supriya is his daughter.

For a month, there had been rumors that Ajit Pawar might leave the NCP. However, Ajit Pawar, the current leader of the opposition in the assembly, made it clear that he would continue to be a part of the NCP and claimed that some people were attempting to discredit him.

03 May 2023

12:29 IST

Sharad Pawar Resignation: Sanjay Raut Reacts

Sharad Pawar's resignation is a big shock for the country's politics. But if such a decision is taken by him, then definitely there will be panic in Maharashtra and the country. We will decide what will happen in the coming days. We are keeping an eye on the whole incident:… pic.twitter.com/QudPUcC2Ph

— ANI (@ANI) May 3, 2023

12:00 IST

Big Shock To Nation's Politics: Sanjay Raut

Shive Sena (UBT) Leader Sanjay Raut said, "The resignation of Sharad Pawar is a major shock to the nation's political system. But if he makes such a choice, there will undoubtedly be panic in Maharashtra and throughout the nation. We're monitoring the entire situation. We will decide what will happen in the coming days."