The meeting is seen as a crucial step in ensuring unity within the party ranks, especially after the recent Maharashtra Assembly election 2024

Uttamaro Jankar was seen reaching at the meeting venue. Meanwhile, earlier, NCP (SP) leader Jitendra Awhad had raised serious allegations against the Election Commission of India (ECI), accusing it of erasing crucial data from the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) used in the recent polls

Awhad questioned the handling of election data by the ECI, claiming that 46 lakh votes suddenly appeared in Maharashtra within 4-5 months following the Lok Sabha elections

Sharad Pawar has also expressed concerns over discrepancies in the EVM votes in the Maharashtra Assembly elections but acknowledged that he had no concrete proof to back his claims

"This has happened for the first time, the elections held in the country have made people very restless, there is disappointment among the people," Sharad Pawar had told reporters in Pune

"Every day, the opposition leaders raise questions in the Parliament. They put forward their point but their demands are not being accepted in the Parliament and this means that Parliamentary democracy is not being followed properly. If it continues like this, then it is not right and for this, we will have to go among the people and make them aware," Sharad Pawar said

Regarding the alleged discrepancies, Pawar said, "There seems to be a difference in the EVM votes, but I currently have no proof. Some people have requested a recount. We will see what happens, but I don't have much hope from this process"