Jayant Patil, state president of the NCP’s Sharad Pawar group, said on Tuesday that except for the nine legislators who were sworn in as ministers on Sunday, all other MLAs are with Pawar. “Wait for Wednesday, then we will know the real strength of the Sharad Pawar-led NCP. My office called all 44 legislators, sent them emails and WhatsApp messages. We have ensured that each of these legislators has been contacted and received the message well in advance. We hope they will attend the crucial meeting and express their solidarity with NCP founder Sharad Pawar, who will guide us through the current political situation,” Patil said. Apart from sitting legislators, Patil said, notices have also been sent to former legislators, former and present Lok Sabha and Rajya members, state office bearers, all district presidents and district observers, tehsil/block presidents and all heads of frontal and state/state organizations. district heads of various cells to attend the meeting. It is likely that at the meeting, the group may take the pledge of legislators and party members who support the leadership of NCP founder Sharad Pawar.
