Nationalist Congress Party (SP) legislator Jayant Patil on Tuesday claimed that Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar is now largely influenced by his consultants, news agency ANI reported.

Addressing a press conference, Patil said, "Ajit Pawar is no longer the same. I’m not sure if his nature has changed, but he now relies on consultants for his public speeches. A significant amount of money is being spent on them, and they’ve been given the responsibility of advising him on what to say."