A senior NCP minister, Dilip Walse-Patil on Monday, expressed faith in the leadership of Sharad Pawar, a day after saying that the party founder was unable to muster a "clear majority" to form the government.

Under fire for his remarks on NCP chief Sharad Pawar, Dilip Walse-Patil, who joined the Eknath Shinde-led government in Maharashtra along with Ajit Pawar last month, claimed his remarks, made at a public event in Pune district, were misconstrued by media.