In the urban expanse of Mumbai, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) under the leadership of Ajit Pawar has officially designated the seasoned stalwart Praful Patel as its nominee for the impending Rajya Sabha election. The declaration emanated from the party’s helmsman in Maharashtra, Sunil Tatkare, during a formal pronouncement held within the city.
Patel, an erstwhile luminary in the Union ministry, aligned himself with Ajit Pawar during the schism within the Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party the preceding year.