The recent elevation of Baramati MP Supriya Sule and Rajya Sabha MP Praful Patel as the Nationalist Congress Party’s (NCP) working presidents is being viewed as a sign that senior party leader and Leader of the Opposition in the Maharashtra Assembly Ajit Pawar will be in-charge of the party’s affairs in the State.
While NCP chief Sharad Pawar’s decision sparked speculation that his nephew was being sidelined and may switch loyalties to the Bharatiya Janata Party, senior party leaders and political observers say Mr. Ajit Pawar is satisfied with the new arrangement, emphasising his lack of interest in “Delhi politics”.
