If he (Sanjay Raut) focuses more on what the public demands are and what people want, then he will stand a better ground in elections, said Anil Bhaidas Patil.
While addressing a press conference in Pune, the NCP chief said, "We don't have to be worried about those who left the party. Instead of worrying about it, we should take up the issues of citizens and get them resolved."
"...We are trying to work so that the (benefits of the) schemes made by PM Modi in the last nine and a half years reach the last person...," Pawar said.
"There was no discussion yet on seat sharing but yes, we had discussed that the decision on seat sharing will be taken on the basis of the elective merit (winning capacity) of the candidate at a particular seat," Ajit Pawar said.
Sule was commenting on reports that the Ajit Pawar faction has filed a plea seeking disqualification of Lok Sabha MPs, Patil (from Satara), Faizal (from Lakshwadeep), as well as Khan and Chavan, who are Rajya Sabha MPs.
After the meeting with the Election Commission, Ajit Pawar faction's counsel, senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi on Monday said that the Sharad Pawar faction is delaying the hearing over the staking of claims on the party's name and symbol following a split in July this year.
"On 26 October under the nose of the commission, the other side filed an affidavit saying this man supports Ajit Pawar. He was shocked. He has filed an affidavit saying I know nothing about this, I never supported Ajit Pawar against Sharad Pawar, and I am a strong supporter of Sharad Pawar.
Amid political rift, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) MP Supriya Sule and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Wednesday celebrated 'Bhau Beej' (Bhai Dooj) at the residence of Maharashtra Deputy CM at Baramati in Pune district.
"We presented shocking and strange facts before the Election Commission. We found 20,000 such affidavits that were filed by the applicant (the Ajit Pawar faction) before EC, and we presented a chart of 8,900 of those affidavits that were riddled with errors, which shows that all these affida
After casting her vote, Pawar's mother, who is 86 years old, while speaking to the media, expressed her wish for her son to be the chief minister of Maharashtra.
Kamlesh Kumar Singh said, "Our leaders are not given importance when they visit the district for development works. They are disappointed. They too hope that when we are extending the support, we will be heard. Unfortunately, none of the leaders was taken seriously. So, today we tell you sa