Ajit's faction of the NCP won the Maharashtra Assembly elections, bagging 41 seats. This is over four times the number of seats won by Sharad's faction, which only got 10. The results of the elections mark a major political shift in the Pawar family, especially in Baramati, a constituency that has been synonymous with Sharad.

Ahead of the Supreme Court hearing on NCP's factional feud over the 'clock' symbol, the Sharad Pawar camp has alleged that Ajit Pawar, who leads the breakaway party, "tried to create confusion" in vot

The MVA’s debilitating loss and within that the Sharad Pawar-led NCP (SP)'s poor performance raises a question: What is the party's future considering he is at a ripe age of 83 years?