NCP committee rejects Pawar’s decision to step down
New Delhi: The crucial meeting of the Nationalist Congress Party’s (NCP) committee to elect Sharad Pawar’s successor began in Mumbai this morning. The resolution rejected Pawar’s 82-year-old decision to step down as party president.
On Tuesday, while releasing his autobiography ‘Lok Majhe Sangati’ in Mumbai, he surprised everyone by announcing his resignation from the post of NCP chief.
He also formed a party committee to decide his successor, which included Ajit Pawar, Supriya Sule, former Union ministers Praful Patel and Chhagan Bhujbal.