LIVE Updates | Sharad Pawar Resigns As NCP Chief: 'Ajit Pawar Should Be Given The Responsibility, IF...', Claims Chhagan Bhujbal

Maharashtra Politics: Sharad Pawar stated on Tuesday that he would need two to three days to "think over" his decision in an effort to appease party members who had been protesting his plan to resign as NCP leader. His nephew, Ajit Pawar, also asked NCP officials not to resign from their positions in protest over Pawar senior's unexpected choice when he delivered his message to the party's protesting supporters.

Sharad Pawar Retirement: Sharad Pawar, the head of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), recently revealed that he will shortly be leaving his position. When his autobiography, "Lok Majhe Sangaayi: A Political Autobiography," was released, he announced his retirement. The Rajya Sabha member, who still has three more years in office, promised to continue his 55-year-long social-political involvement in public life.

Sharad Pawar recommended that a high-level committee of senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leaders comprising Ajit Pawar, Praful Patel, Jayant Patil, Chhagan Bhujbal, Dilip Walse Patil, Supriya Sule, Anil Deshmukh, Dhananjay Munde, Rajesh Tope, Sunil Tatkare, P C Chacko, K K Sharma, Jitendra Awhad, Jaydev Gaikwad, and Hasan Mushrif should decide on the election of the new party president.

The consensus inside the party is that Ajit Pawar, Jayant Patil, Supriya Sule, Dilip Walse Patil, and Praful Patel are the top five candidates for the position. The other candidates are all longtime Pawar confidants and aides who have been involved with the party since its foundation and are known as Pawar associates from his pre-1999 years in the Congress. Ajit is his nephew, and Supriya is his daughter.

For a month, there had been rumors that Ajit Pawar might leave the NCP. However, Ajit Pawar, the current leader of the opposition in the assembly, made it clear that he would continue to be a part of the NCP and claimed that some people were attempting to discredit him.

03 May 2023

12:29 IST

Sharad Pawar Resignation: Sanjay Raut Reacts

Sharad Pawar's resignation is a big shock for the country's politics. But if such a decision is taken by him, then definitely there will be panic in Maharashtra and the country. We will decide what will happen in the coming days. We are keeping an eye on the whole incident:… pic.twitter.com/QudPUcC2Ph

— ANI (@ANI) May 3, 2023

12:00 IST

Big Shock To Nation's Politics: Sanjay Raut

Shive Sena (UBT) Leader Sanjay Raut said, "The resignation of Sharad Pawar is a major shock to the nation's political system. But if he makes such a choice, there will undoubtedly be panic in Maharashtra and throughout the nation. We're monitoring the entire situation. We will decide what will happen in the coming days."

11:52 IST

'Ajit Pawar Should Be Given The Responsibility, IF...': Chhagan Bhujbal

According to NCP politician Chhagan Bhujbal, if Sharad Pawar doesn't reverse his decision, Ajit Pawar should be given the state's responsibility, and Supriya Sule should be given the responsibility for the centre.

11:47 IST

Ajit Pawar Reaches YB Chavan Centre In Mumbai - WATCH

#WATCH | NCP leader Ajit Pawar reaches YB Chavan Centre in Mumbai. pic.twitter.com/SwLiXGxfWV

— ANI (@ANI) May 3, 2023

11:40 IST

Committee Formed To Choose The NCP Chief Will Meet At 12.00 Today

At 11.30 am, the NCP Newly Appointed Committee will meet at the Y. B. Chavan Center. The meeting will be attended by all senior leaders. The group that arrived at the Y B Chavan center included Sharad Pawar, Supriya Sule, Prafull Patel, P. C. Chacko, Hasan Mushrif, Balasaheb Patil, and Hemant Takle.

11:30 IST

Won't 'Impact' MVA, Says Maharashtra Congress Chief

The Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) coalition, which consists of the Congress, NCP, and Shiv Sena (UBT), would not be impacted by Sharad Pawar's resignation as leader of the Nationalist Congress Party, according to Maharashtra Congress President Nana Patole. Speaking to the news organization ANI on Wednesday, he added that the NCP's supremo's resignation was an internal matter for the NCP. When asked about Sharad Pawar's resignation as NCP leader, Nana Patole responded to ANI, "It will not have an impact on Maha Vikas Aghadi." Read Full Story

11:23 IST

Sanjay Raut Compares Pawar's Resignation Decision To Bal Thakeray

Sanjay Raut, the leader of the Shiv Sena (UBT), referred to Sharad Pawar as the "soul of Maharashtra politics" and compared his choice to the "resignation" of Sena founder Bal Thackeray as he made his announcement on Tuesday that he would be stepping down as the NCP leader. Taking to Twitter, Raut said, "Fed up by dirty Politics and allegations, Shivsena Supremo Balasaheb Thackeray too had resigned as the Shivsena Pramukh. History seems to have repeated itself... But owing to the love of Shivsainiks he had to withdraw his decision...Like Balasaheb , Pawar Saheb too is the soul of the State's politics"

Fed up by dirty Politics and allegations , Shivsena Supremo Balasaheb Thackeray too had resigned as the Shivsena Pramukh. History seems to have repeated itself... But owing to the love of Shivsainiks he had to withdraw his decision...
Like Balasaheb , Pawar Saheb too is the… pic.twitter.com/A0wq3XcnLU

— Sanjay Raut (@rautsanjay61) May 2, 2023

11:17 IST

MVA Leaders Express Dismay Over Pawar's Decision

On Tuesday, the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance's leaders in Maharashtra expressed dismay at Sharad Pawar's decision to step down as NCP leader and claimed that his advice was required at this time. In 2019, Pawar played a key role in bringing together Congress, his Nationalist Congress Party, and the Shiv Sena, their then-ideological rival. Balasaheb Thorat, a senior state Congress leader, stated that Pawar shouldn't resign while a "new freedom struggle" is ongoing.

11:12 IST

Sharad Pawar Resignation: Ajit Pawar Reacts

Ajit Pawar said, "He (Sharad Pawar) declared a committee after his resignation as party chief and said the committee should decide who will be his successor in the party."

11:08 IST

Pawar's Resignation Causes A Gamut Of Emotion In NCP

Sharad Pawar, the president of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), abruptly announced his intention to resign from his position on Tuesday. Stunned workers protested- one even made a suicide threat- and leaders sobbed as they pleaded for the octogenarian leader to reconsider his decision. By unexpectedly announcing his intention to step down as leader of the party he formed and has led since 1999, when he departed the Congress to forge his own political path, Pawar caught everyone off guard. The announcement was made by the former Union minister at the Yashwantrao Chavan Pratisthan during the release of a revised edition of his autobiography. Party leaders and members immediately protested the revelation in an emotional manner, pleading with the seasoned lawmaker to change his mind.