NCP rift out in open: Party secy challenges Sunetra’s takeover
The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) is facing internal turmoil as party secretary Sachchidanand Singh challenges the legitimacy of Sunetra Pawar's election as national president. The dispute centers on allegations that constitutional protocols were bypassed following the death of former leader Ajit Pawar, with senior leaders like Praful Patel expressing concerns over the party's current leadership direction.
Why it matters
This leadership crisis highlights significant instability within a major political party, potentially impacting regional governance and political alliances in Maharashtra.
PUNE: The fracture within the NCP’s leadership was made public on Monday with party national secretary Sachchidanand Singh sending a legal notice challenging deputy chief minister Sunetra Pawar’s election as national NCP president. On Monday, the party’s working president Praful Patel also spoke out about the vacuum in the party after Sunetra’s husband Ajit Pawar’s death and the “need for corrective measures.”“To fill Ajit Pawar’s vacuum is not an easy task. There is a need to take corrective measures within the party,” Patel told mediapersons in what is his first public acknowledgement of the NCP’s internal issues After former NCP chief and deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar’s death in an air crash in Jan, the party has gone through a leadership churn. As his wife Sunetra Pawar took over the party’s reins, Patel and state party chief Sunil Tatkare were viewed as challengers and increasingly sidelined.
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