Party cadres tried to convince Mr Pawar to reconsider his decision from resigning as the President of NCP. There is a growing consensus in favour of his daughter Supriya Sule to take over the post.
A 18 member committe has been formed to elect the next president for NCP. These committee is formed by Sharad Pawar himself which includes his nephew Ajit Pawar, daughter Supriya Sule, Jayant Patil, Dilip Walse Patil, Chhagan Bhujbal, Praful Patel, Jaydev Gaikwad, Anil Deshmukh, Rajesh Tope, Jitendra Whad, Hassan Mushrif, Dhananjay Munde, Sunil Tatkare, Fauzia Khan, K K Sharma, Dheeraj Sharma, P C Chacko and Sonia Duhan.
Among the chief contenders of NCP chief the name of Supriya Sule and Ajit Pawar along with some members is coming forward.
