A senior leader of the Nationalist Congress Party has said that key appointments prior to June 30 were not as per the Party's constitution and, hence, the only basis on which the Election Commission can decide about which faction represents the party is through electoral majority.

The NCP split on July 2 after Ajit Pawar and eight MLAs joined the Eknath Shinde government. Since then, the Ajit Pawar faction and the group led by party founder Sharad Pawar have claimed they represent the party, PTI reported.