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.
Rohit cited documents from Mar. 10 and Feb. 26, allegedly filed with the EC and signed by Patel and Tatkare, claiming that without a national president, all authority vests in the working president.