Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has encouraged the public to support him for development, pointing out that he has stayed faithful to his party since entering politics and that claims of corruption against him have never been proven. "People are my only party. Whatever I do, their welfare is my top priority. I always think how people will benefit," stated the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader in a video address, per PTI report. 

According to the report, Pawar's appeal comes amid allegations of unhappiness within the ruling Mahayuti alliance, which includes the BJP, NCP, and Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, following the party's poor showing in the Maharashtra Lok Sabha elections.