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 Baramati constituency, Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar is heading for a significant victory over his nephew, Yugendra Pawar. As per the latest trends, Ajit Pawar is leading by a substantial margin,

Ajit-Pawar-led NCP had won 40 seats and was leading in one more as of 9 pm. Of 37 seats where the two factions faced each other, Ajit Pawar faction won 29.

The Ajit Pawar-led NCP has defeated the NCP (SP) headed by his uncle Sharad Pawar in 29 seats in the contest between the two rival factions in the Maharashtra assembly elections.

Ajit Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Saturday defeated his uncle Sharad Pawar's NCP(SP) in 29 seats in the Maharashtra assembly election, months after the former's rebellion prompted a vertical split in the party.

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,

Dy CM Ajit Pawar has held on to Baramati assembly seat since 1991. He lost the first round in NCP vs NCP fight when his wife Sunetra lost to Supriya Sule in Lok Sabha elections.

Maharashtra minister and Shiv Sena leader Deepak Kesarkar has said his party legislators feel Eknath Shinde should continue as the chief minister of the state.

Sharad Pawar’s faction may have garnered a higher vote share at 11.29 percent compared to Ajit Pawar’s 9.01 percent, but this support didn’t translate into seats.

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.