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?

In the bout between the two NCP outfits, seen as a contest between Sharad Pawar and his nephew Ajit Pawar, the latter stole the show, winning 29 seats in the Maharashtra assembly elections. Ajit Pawar’s NCP,

In a clash of NCP factions, Ajit Pawar's party secured a resounding victory in the Maharashtra assembly elections, winning 29 seats directly against his uncle Sharad Pawar's NCP (SP). Ajit Pawar's party won or was leading in 41 out of 59 contested seats,

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

The results settled the debate over which NCP faction wields greater electoral clout after the erstwhile party split in July last year

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,