Patel appoints Tatkare as Maha NCP chief, Ajit Pawar named legislature party leader

Praful Patel, who was recently removed as NCP working president, has appointed Lok Sabha MP Sunil Tatkare as the party’s state unit chief and Maharashtra deputy CM Ajit Pawar as its legislature wing leader. Patel also stated that Ajit Pawar will be the NCP’s legislature party leader. Ajit Pawar has claimed that he has the support of maximum NCP legislators and has sought the disqualification of party MLAs Jayant Patil and Jitendra Awhad from the House.