India, Aug. 4 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) has found discrepancies in amendments made by Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) national president Sunetra Pawar to the party's constitution and has sought supporting documents to substantiate them, according to officials aware of the developments.

In a letter sent to Pawar on July 27, the ECI effectively sought documentary evidence to establish that amendments to certain provisions in the NCP's constitution were duly approved by the party's national convention, officials said.

The development comes weeks after former NCP national secretary Sachchidanand Singh sent Pawar a legal notice on July 9, questioning the validity of her appointment as the party's national president and deman...