My loyalty is with Ajit Dada (Pawar) only: NCP Pune chief Deepak Mankar
Deepak Mankar, the NCP Pune President, has declared his unwavering loyalty to Ajit Pawar, stating he would rather leave politics and stay home than "upset" the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra. Mankar's assertion comes in the wake of 29 former corporators, including Pimpri-Chinchwad city unit chief Ajit Gavhane, defecting from Ajit Pawar's NCP faction to Sharad Pawar's group.