After Dramatic Resignation, Sharad Pawar Says Will Stay On As NCP Chief | Read

Sharad Pawar today said he would continue as chief of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), hours after his resignation was rejected by top party leaders in the backdrop of emotional protests from cadre in Maharashtra. "After reconsideration of everything, I announce that I will continue as the president of the party. I take back my previous decision," Sharad Pawar, 82, said this evening. The dramatic resignation, and equally dramatic takeback, capped a three-day drama that has reaffirmed the veteran politician's absolute hold over the party amid talk of his nephew Ajit Pawar's dalliance with the ruling BJP.