Sharad Pawar denies split in NCP; says Ajit Pawar continues to be leader of party

Sharad Pawar denies split in NCP; says Ajit Pawar continues to be leader of party

Pune, Aug 25 (PTI) Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on Friday asserted that there was no split in the party and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar continues to be its leader.

He also said that some leaders have left the NCP by taking a "different political stand", but it cannot be termed as a split.

Pawar was talking to reporters at his hometown Baramati in Pune district, a day after his daughter and party's working president Supriya Sule said Ajit Pawar is a senior leader and MLA of the party