Ajit Pawar, the deputy chief minister of Maharashtra, stated on Friday that he will speak with Nawab Malik to understand the latter`s political affiliation before outlining his NCP faction`s stance on the issue, stated a report in PTI. 

In response to questions about Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis`s letter, which voiced opposition to Malik holding a treasury bench seat on the first day of the state legislature`s winter session, Pawar was quoted as explaining.  "I have perused the missive. Yesterday was Nawab Malik`s first assembly attendance. The media made his seating arrangements, motivations, and companions known," Pawar told PTI.