Ajit Pawar-led NCP fields Praful Patel for RS election

Praful Patel has been named for the Rajya Sabha election on Wednesday. Patel, a former Union minister, sided with Ajit Pawar when the latter split the Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party last year.

Mumbai: The Ajit Pawar-led NCP on Wednesday nominated senior leader Praful Patel as its candidate for the Rajya Sabha election. The party's Maharashtra unit chief Sunil Tatkare made the announcement here.

Patel, a former Union minister, sided with Ajit Pawar when the latter split the Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party last year.