‘Started feeling uneasy when Praful Patel…’: Supriya Sule on NCP leader’s claim
The Times of India. Meanwhile, Praful Patel has asserted that key appointments prior to June 30 were not as per the Nationalist Congress Party's constitution and, hence, the only basis on which the Election Commission can decide about which faction represents the party is through electoral majority.
The NCP split on July 2 after Ajit Pawar and eight MLAs joined the Eknath Shinde government. Since then, the Ajit Pawar faction and the group led by party founder Sharad Pawar have claimed they represent the party, claiming to have the majority of MLAs.
“We have 43 MLAs in Maharashtra supporting us as well as six out of nine MLCs. While we believe in the principle of majority, it should be noted that the party can function only within the parameters of its own constitution.
We never had our internal elections as per the constitution of the party so all the appointments prior to June 30 are unconstitutional," Praful Patel claimed. "Therefore,the only test based on which the Election Commission (of India) can decide (to whom the party, name, symbol belongs) is by number of elected representatives," he said.
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