The MVA’s debilitating loss and within that the Sharad Pawar-led NCP (SP)'s poor performance raises a question: What is the party's future considering he is at a ripe age of 83 years?

Ajit Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Saturday defeated his uncle Sharad Pawar's NCP(SP) in 29 seats in the Maharashtra assembly election, months after the former's rebellion prompted a vertical split in the party.

The Ajit Pawar-led NCP has defeated the NCP (SP) headed by his uncle Sharad Pawar in 29 seats in the contest between the two rival factions in the Maharashtra assembly elections.

Sharad Pawar’s faction may have garnered a higher vote share at 11.29 percent compared to Ajit Pawar’s 9.01 percent, but this support didn’t translate into seats.