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The move comes months after Sunetra Pawar was appointed national president, with younger Pawar leaders getting bigger organisational roles.
Election Commission documents confirm Praful Patel’s removal from the national working president’s post amid a wider organisational reshuffle in the NCP. (IMAGE: PTI FILE)
Senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Praful Patel has been removed from his role as the party’s national working president, marking a shift in its internal power structure.
The move became official after documents uploaded on the Election Commission website confirmed changes in the party’s national executive on Monday. While Patel remains part of the 22-member national committee, his designation has been removed — a signal that his authority within the organisation may have been curtailed.
The development follows weeks of speculation within the party after Sunetra Pawar was appointed national president in February. In a letter submitted to the Election Commission on March 10, the party listed the names of Patel and Maharashtra unit chief Sunil Tatkare without mentioning any posts beside them. The omission triggered political chatter, though the party leadership did not offer any public clarification.
Political circles were already abuzz with reports of a power struggle involving Patel, Tatkare and Parth Pawar.
The suspense ended on April 29 when a fresh communication sent to the Election Commission formally dropped Patel from the post of national working president. The letter recognised only Sunetra Pawar as national president and Shivajirao Garje as treasurer.
The latest organisational reshuffle also underlines the growing influence of the younger Pawar leadership within the party. Parth Pawar and Subodh Mohite have been appointed national general secretaries, while Jay Pawar and several others have been accommodated as national secretaries.
Though both Patel and Tatkare continue to be part of the national executive, the absence of official designations beside their names has fuelled speculation over their role in the party’s decision-making structure.
While Patel’s exit from the national post now stands confirmed, uncertainty still remains over Tatkare’s future as Maharashtra NCP president.
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