'Will go to people': Sharad Pawar accepts Maharashtra mandate, maintains claim on NCP

Following his party's disappointing performance in the Maharashtra assembly elections, Sharad Pawar acknowledged the results were unexpected. He attributed the outcome to high women voter turnout and a need for the opposition alliance to have intensified their efforts. Pawar defended his decision to field candidates against his nephew Ajit Pawar's faction, emphasizing the need for electoral competition within the state.