Senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar on Thursday demanded that Velhe taluka in Maharashtra`s Pune district be renamed as Rajgad.

Vehle taluka houses the famous Rajgad fort, the first capital of the Maratha Empire under the rule of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj for more than two decades. The second capital during the Maratha warrior king`s rule was Raigad fort. This hill fort, built by Shivaji Maharaj, is located in Raigad taluka - named after that fort.