With Eye On Reviving NCP(SP), Sharad Pawar Taps On Grassroot Leader As Maharashtra Chief, Shuns Dynasty | India News
New Delhi: In a significant move aimed at reviving the party’s fortunes in its traditional strongholds, the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar faction) has appointed Shashikant Shinde as its new Maharashtra state president. A low-key yet influential Maratha leader from Western Maharashtra, Shinde replaces Jayant Patil, the longest-serving state chief of the party. Shinde, 61, is…