Senior Nationalist Congress Party leaders Praful Patel and Sunit Tatkare have been removed from the party, by the party President Sharad Pawar. Disciplinary action against Ajit Pawar and eight other MLAs has been recommended.
Ajit Pawar and eight others joined Shiv Sena- BJP government and took oath as ministers. Ajit Pawar claimed that his faction is the NCP, as he has the support of the majority of the party legislators.
Praful Patel, who was appointed national Working President along with Sharad Pawar’s daughter Supriya Sule, was instrumental in the split in NCP. Sunit Tatkare also supported the move, and his daughter Aditi took oath as minister on Sunday.
Supriya Sule demanded disciplinary action against Patel and Tatkare, which Sharad Pawar accepted. Other legislators will face disciplinary action.