See: Huge Crowd Gathers As Sharad Pawar Visits Chavan Memorial In Karad

In a show of strength, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) supremo Sharad Pawar on Monday visited the Yashvantrao Chavan memorial in Maharashtra’s Karad. Here are pics from the visit and his address. On Sunday, Ajit Pawar’s rebellion had led to a rift in the NCP.

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On Sunday, Sharad Pawar's nephew, Ajit Pawar took oath as deputy chief minister in the BJP-Shiv Sena state government. Ajit took eight other NCP MLAs with him and announced that this faction will contest all future elections using the NCP’s name and symbol.

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Meanwhile, the 82-year-old political stalwart has said that he is not worried and that he has confidence in the people's support.

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Sonia Gandhi and Shiv Sena UBT has extended their support to Sharad Pawar.

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Before his public address, Pawar visited the Preeti-Sangam memorial of his political mentor and the first chief minister of Maharashtra Yashwantrao Chavan and paid floral tribute to him.

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During his visit to to the Chavan centre in Karad, a huge crowd had gathered to listen to the NCP founder.

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As he addressed the huge gathering he said, "A rift is being created in the society in the name of caste and religion by some groups. We tried to stand against the BJP, but unfortunately, some of us went fell prey to it."

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He went on to say, "With the support of the public, we will be strengthened again. Nevertheless, the people of Maharashtra will not succumb to these undemocratic forces. Maharashtra again will go on the path of progress"

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