At a glance: Sharad Pawar, the Maratha strongman

New Delhi: Sharad Pawar is one of the veterans of Indian politics.

Young Pawar with Indira Gandhi

He started his career with Congress and remained with the party for the maximum period of his political life.

Pawar with daughter Supriya Sule

He left the Congress party on the issue of Sonia Gandhi's foreign origin and formed his own Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) along with P A Sangma and Tariq Anwar.