Using the party`s foundation day platform NCP leader and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Monday congratulated his estranged uncle Sharad Pawar for steering the party since its creation in 1999, only days after the NCP suffered a resounding defeat in the Lok Sabha election.

Addressing a party function in Mumbai, Ajit Pawar reaffirmed the NCP`s stance of refusing to accept anything less than a Cabinet position in Narendra Modi`s 3.0 government, reported PTI.