The 62-year-old leader, thrust into the political spotlight following the passing of the senior NCP figure, polled 2,18,969 votes, winning by a margin of 2,18,034.
There is a demand that for that lone seat junior Pawar should be considered, as he is capable of leading the party in the state council and can be the party’s youth face in the state.
Speaking for the first time on the crash, she said that she had many questions in her mind about the incident and that the doubts had to be cleared through a fair and impartial investigation.
Rohit Pawar had claimed that he had to lodge the 'Zero FIR' in Karnataka as the police in Maharashtra did not register a case on his complaint regarding the Baramati air crash.
He claimed that Patel, along with NCP State President Sunil Tatkare, wrote to the Election Commission on February 16, 2026, declaring himself the authority in the absence of Ajit Pawar.
