Maharashtra NCP President, Jayant Patil, stated on Tuesday that the group led by Ajit Pawar has no authority to dismiss him from his position. He further asserted that all 53 NCP MLAs are aligned with party chief Sharad Pawar.

A day earlier, the Ajit Pawar camp appointed Sunil Tatkare as the Maharashtra NCP president in place of Jayant Patil. It also asked the Maharashtra Assembly Speaker to disqualify Jayant Patil and Jitendra Awhad from membership of the House.