Sharad Pawar has been giving mixed signals, and his statements are extremely confusing.

The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) founder reversed his earlier claim and said that there is no split in NCP and his nephew and the deputy chief minister of Maharashtra, Ajit Pawar still has the status of NCP leader.

He stated, “I am not saying that he is our leader. It is okay for Supriya to say that. She is his younger sister. There is no need to draw political meaning out of it,” hours after his earlier statement.

The party’s working president Supriya Sule responded to a question about the status of her cousin on 24 August and said that he is a “senior leader and MLA of the party.” Afterwards, the controversy regarding the latter’s position inside the party surfaced.

It's all a mess at the NCP, Ajit Pawar faction’s state NCP president Sunil Tatkare said: "We had joined the government after exploring all legalities."

On the other hand, Maharashtra BJP president Chandrashekhar Bawankule said: “After seeing the works of Modi… there will be a change of heart in Sharad Pawar and his opinion will change. Along with Ajit Pawar, Supriya Sule will also support the leadership of Modi.”

NCP’s MVA partners - Congress and Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) have said that the statements from the Pawar family are sending confusing signals.

Leader of the Opposition in Assembly Vijay Wadettiwar of the Congress said: “Pawar saheb, Supriya Sule and Deputy Chief Ministers Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar would be able to answer better.”

“In the rank and files, it is sending confusing signals,” said Leader of the Opposition in Council Ambadas Danve of the Shiv Sena (UBT).

Source: deccanHerald and OpIndia