Ahead of the meeting called by two factions of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) in Maharashtra, former state Home Minister and NCP leader Anil Deshmukh on Wednesday said that they would witness a significant number of supporters joining NCP chief Sharad Pawar when he travels outside Maharashtra, according to the ANI.

Speaking to the media at the YB Chavan Centre, Deshmukh said, "We will see a huge number of supporters joining Sharad Pawar when he goes out of Maharashtra."