Mumbai: Maharashtra state NCP Chief Jayant Patil was elected as the new legislative party leader on Saturday. The party MLAs elected him as legislative party leader in a meeting in the presence of NCP Chief Sharad Pawar.

      This happened Ajit Pawar purportedly broke the party and supported BJP to clandestinely form the govt over night. The meeting called by the Sharad Pawar, the MLAs removed Ajit Pawar from the legislative party leader on Saturday.

      NCP Chief Sharad Pawar and Jayant Patil will take a final decision on Ajit Pawar’s future in the party, NCP said in a statement.