Former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh has said that Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has been given 'supari' (contract) by the BJP to end the political career of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) founder Sharad Pawar, reported the PTI.

Anil Deshmukh, who belongs to the Sharad Pawar faction of the NCP, was addressing a press conference in Wardha district of Maharashtra on Thursday, as per the PTI.