Updated On: 05 July, 2023 02:00 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Supporters of NCP chief Sharad Pawar gathered outside his residence in south Mumbai, ahead of the show of strength meetings convened by both Sharad Pawar and Ajit Pawar

Ajit Pawar. File Pic
In a significant political development in Maharashtra, 35 out of 53 Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) MLAs were present at the party meeting called by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar in Mumbai on Wednesday, according to party sources, reported the PTI.
Sources further told the news agency that the number is expected to increase. Additionally, five out of eight NCP MLCs are also attending the meeting in suburban Bandra. To avoid disqualification, the Ajit Pawar camp needs the support of at least 36 MLAs, as explained by former principal secretary of Maharashtra Legislature, Anant Kalse.