A month after his resignation created a stir, Nationalist Congress Party boss Sharad Pawar announced the next line of leadership, nominating his daughter Supriya Sule and trusted colleague Praful Patel as the national working presidents of the party.

Sule and Patel, both MPs,  have been given state-wise responsibility. While Sule was given Maharashtra, along with Punjab and Haryana, women, youth and students frontal organisation and Lok Sabha elections, Patel will look after Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Goa.