Indicating that the last word is yet to be spoken on the ongoing power struggle within the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), its founder Sharad Pawar asserted that he is the president of the party and that only time will tell as to who wields the majority.
He was speaking to reporters at the conclusion of the party’s national executive meeting in Delhi, where his decision to expel 12 rebels, including his nephew Ajit Pawar and former aide Praful Patel, was ratified.
In Mumbai, Mr. Ajit Pawar declared that the Delhi meeting had no “legal sanctity” as the question of who represents the “real NCP” is now under the Election Commission of India’s jurisdiction.
