Overview
- In documents dated April 29 that circulated Tuesday, the Ajit Pawar-led NCP told the Election Commission its 12-member office-bearers list excludes designations for veterans like Praful Patel and Sunil Tatkare.
- Sunetra Pawar called the omissions a clerical mistake and party sources say a corrected communication went to the poll body the same day.
- Late Tuesday, state chief Sunil Tatkare met Sharad Pawar at his Mumbai home and said he only checked on the veteran’s health, yet the timing stoked talk of internal strain.
- On Wednesday, NCP-SP MLA Rohit Pawar alleged Tatkare and Praful Patel could fight future polls on BJP tickets with 22 NCP MLAs, a claim the leaders have not confirmed and Tatkare publicly dismissed.
- The lists elevate Parth and Jay Pawar to key national roles and recast seniors as Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha leaders, a shift that formal EC records can lock in and that could reshape equations in Maharashtra’s ruling alliance.