Archive · 21 Aug 2026
Supriya Sule Says NCP Faction Will Continue Supreme Court Battle
The NCP is split into two groups led by Sharad Pawar and Ajit Pawar.
Supriya Sule said Sharad Pawar’s group will keep fighting in the Supreme Court.
She said Sharad Pawar founded the party and should decide who leads it.
The Election Commission previously ruled in favour of the Ajit Pawar faction.
A Supreme Court petition by Sharad Pawar’s faction has not yet received a hearing, according to Sule.
Sharad Pawar recently met Parth Pawar for nearly three hours.
That meeting led to fresh guesses that the two groups might reunite.
Sule also said some Maharashtra Congress leaders do not trust the NCP.
Supriya Sule said the Sharad Pawar-led NCP faction will continue its legal challenge in the Supreme Court.
She maintained that Sharad Pawar remains the NCP’s founding member and supreme leader.
Her comments followed a nearly three-hour meeting between Parth Pawar and Sharad Pawar in Mumbai.
The meeting renewed speculation about a possible reunion between the two NCP factions.
Sule also criticised Maharashtra Congress leaders for what she called continuing distrust of the NCP.
- Who
- Supriya Sule, Sharad Pawar’s NCP faction, the Ajit Pawar faction, and Parth Pawar.
- What
- Sule said her faction would continue its Supreme Court challenge over control and leadership of the NCP.
- When
- Sule made the remarks on Friday; Parth Pawar and Sharad Pawar met on Wednesday night.
- Where
- The meeting took place at Sharad Pawar’s Silver Oak residence in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
- Why
- The comments followed renewed speculation about a possible reunion of the two NCP factions and the pending organisational dispute.
Sharad Pawar Faction
Ajit Pawar Faction
Leadership claim
Sharad Pawar Faction
Supriya Sule said Sharad Pawar founded the NCP and remains its supreme leader, arguing that the organisation—not MPs or MLAs—should decide the party leader.
Ajit Pawar Faction
The Ajit Pawar faction prevailed before the Election Commission in the organisational dispute, though its position was not directly stated in the article.
Legal and political path
Sharad Pawar Faction
Sule said her faction would pursue its legal and moral battle in the Supreme Court rather than rely on an out-of-court settlement.
Ajit Pawar Faction
The article reports the Ajit Pawar faction’s Election Commission victory but does not state whether it supports negotiations or further legal action.
Possibility of reunion
Sharad Pawar Faction
The meeting between Parth Pawar and Sharad Pawar prompted speculation about a possible rapprochement, but Sule said the Supreme Court battle would continue.
Ajit Pawar Faction
The Ajit Pawar faction was linked to the reunion speculation through Parth Pawar’s meeting with Sharad Pawar, but no official reason for the meeting was given.
- Legal status
- The organisational dispute over the NCP is pending before the Supreme Court.
- Election Commission outcome
- The Ajit Pawar faction prevailed before the Election Commission, according to Sule.
- Sharad Pawar’s position
- Sule described Sharad Pawar as the NCP’s founding member and sole president.
- Recent meeting
- Parth Pawar met Sharad Pawar for nearly three hours on Wednesday night.
- Meeting location
- The meeting was held at Sharad Pawar’s Silver Oak residence in Mumbai.
- Party name
- Sule said NCP(SP) was an interim arrangement accepted by her faction.