A day after Ajit Pawar and eight other Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) MLAs joined the CM Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra government, NCP working president Praful Patel on Monday said that he has appointed Ajit Pawar as leader of NCP legislature party.

Meanwhile, when asked who will be NCP national president now, Ajit Pawar said, "Have you forgotten that Sharad Pawar is the party's national president?"