Mumbai, May 11 -- In an apparent damage control exercise within the ruling Mahayuti alliance, NCP (Ajit Pawar group) State President Sunil Tatkare on Monday issued a cautionary response to Jay Pawar's recent statement regarding his mother Sunetra Pawar's potential Chief Ministerial candidacy.
Tatkare advised the young leader to remain grounded in "political reality" while navigating the party's future.
The discussion began when Jay Pawar, the younger son of the late Ajit Pawar, expressed his desire to see his mother, current Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar, lead the state. Speaking to the media in Baramati, Jay Pawar had stated: "It was the wish of all Baramitkara's that Dada (Ajit Pawar) should become Chief Minister. Now, Vahini (Sun...