The NCP suffered a huge jolt in July after its key figure and Sharad Pawar's nephew Ajit Pawar and eight senior leaders joined the ruling dispensation of Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena and the BJP by taking oath as ministers. "Some people ask me what is to be done if those who have joined the government try to come back. We are not going to take any decision about it. There is a view within the party that those who are new and fresh should be given support ahead of elections," said the NCP president.
