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.

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?

Following the Mahayuti alliance's victory in the Maharashtra assembly elections, speculation is swirling around the next chief minister. While NCP leaders hinted at the possibility of Ajit Pawar taking the helm,

Ajit Pawar's NCP won 41 seats out of the 59 seats it contested and took a vote share of 9.01 per cent. The Sharad Pawar faction could win just 10 seats.

MUMBAI: While Ajit Pawar was on Sunday unanimously elected group leader of the NCP legislature party, sources said that on the question of the chief minister's post, the party has taken the view that in view of the assembly poll results,

In his first reaction after MVA's rout in the Assembly polls, Sharad Pawar, the leader of NCP (SP), acknowledged that his nephew Ajit Pawar won 41 seats and said that everyone knew who founded the NCP.

Ajit Pawar defeated his nephew Yugendra Pawar, who was endorsed by 83-year-old Sharad Pawar, by a margin of over 1 lakh votes.