Maharashtra: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has called Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader and daughter of Sharad Pawar, Supriya Sule a day after Pawar resigned from party's top post. The Congress scion asked Supriya Sule how can he help in this situation.
"Rahul Gandhi is an experienced leader and he talked to Supriya Sule to ask her how he can help...," said Nana Patole, Maharashtra Congress President.
No question of picking Sharad Pawar's successor, says Praful Patel
On Wednesday, Senior NCP leader Praful Patel said there was no question of picking Sharad Pawar's successor as party chief until there was a final decision on his announcement to quit the post.
Pawar has not relented despite repeated appeals from Nationalist Congress Party leaders and supporters that he withdraw his decision to step down, Patel told reporters.
"Pawar yesterday said there should be a generational change. May be he wanted a new generation to step forward. None of us knew about it beforehand. He has asked for some time and we should grant him that," Patel said.
NCP MLA from Thane Jitendra Awhad said he had resigned as the party's national general secretary following Pawar's announcement that he was stepping down as the party supremo.
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