The Congress today indicated that they are standing with Sharad Pawar as they watch the evolving situation in Maharashtra and within ally Nationalist Congress Party. Party chief Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi dialled Mr Pawar after his nephew Ajit Pawar took oath as the Deputy Chief Minister today, engineering a split in the party. In his interaction with the media, Ajit Pawar claimed he has the support of practically the whole party and claimed its name. But Congress's former Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan said the number of MLAs following Ajit Pawar is not confirmed. He also made it clear that veteran leader Sharad Pawar, one of the most astute politicians in the country, will put up a fight - at least in the people's court.
