The Ajit Pawar faction of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has questioned the internal election process of the party, saying former minister Jayant Patil, who belongs to the rival faction led by Sharad Pawar, wasn't the elected but nominated president of the Maharashtra unit, reported news agency PTI.

The remarks were made by the Ajit Pawar faction of the NCP during the hearing on disqualification petitions before assembly speaker Rahul Narwekar on Wednesday.