Mumbai: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief, Sharad Pawar, announced Praful Patel and Supriya Sule as the new Working Presidents of the party. He made the announcement while addressing party workers at the 25th anniversary of the formation of the party in 1999.
The NCP was formed by Sharad Pawar, PA Sangma and Tariq Anwar after they were expelled from the Congress party for voicing dissent against Sonia Gandhi leading the grand old party.
Party leader Ajit Pawar was also present at the function, when Sharad Pawar made the announcement.
Last month Sharad Pawar made an unexpected move by offering his resignation as the president of the party. It was followed by mass requests by party leaders and workers to withdraw his resignation. However, he withdrew his resignation after the NCP committee on May 5 passed a resolution rejecting his resignation and requested him to continue to lead the party.
