Following the Mahayuti alliance's victory in the Maharashtra assembly elections, speculation is swirling around the next chief minister. While NCP lea

Ajit Pawar, the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, defied expectations to solidify his position in state politics by leading the NCP to electoral victory. Despite past setbacks, including a familial political rivalry,

The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Sunday elected its president Ajit Pawar as the leader of the party in the Maharashtra Assembly. The party has won a record 41 seats after contesting

This is for the first time that he has not faced the media on an election result day,” says a senior colleague of Pawar as his nephew lays claim to the "real NCP" label.

Ajit Pawar, previously Deputy Chief Minister, now leads NCP's Legislative Party. He aims for Maharashtra's top job, organizing a meeting with newly elected MLAs. Final decision on the Chief Minister role will involve discussions with BJP's top officials in Delhi.

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar is leading in Baramati, a stronghold of the Pawar family, as counting has begun for the Maharashtra assembly elections.

MUMBAI: Sharad Pawar's self-proclaimed swansong in electoral politics ended in a damp squib with his nephew's NCP winning more than 4x the seats that his own party could muster. In retaliation for Ajit's decision to field his wife against Pawar's daughter Supriya Sule,

The NCP veteran further acknowledged the fact that the faction of NCP led by his nephew and Deputy CM Ajit Pawar won way more seats than the NCPSCP and said that everyone knew who founded the NCP. While speaking to the reporters in Karad,

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.

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.