<p>Amidst sagging morale of the party rank and file in the wake of large scale pre-poll exodus, NCP supremo Sharad Pawar will embark on a tour to assess the ground situation and boost the morale of party workers.</p>.<p>With a dozen top leaders and former ministers leaving the party, the NCP is facing its biggest ever challenge in two decades.</p>.<p>From September 17 to 22, the NCP founder-president will cover parts of Marathwada and Western Maharashtra, where the NCP has significant presence.</p>.<p>In the 2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly polls, the NCP had won 41 of the 288 seats.</p>.<p>In 2014 and 2019 Lok Sabha polls, the NCP's strength has been four but on Saturday, three-time Satara MP Udayanraje Bhosale, the 13th descendant of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, left the NCP and joined the BJP.</p>.<p>According to NCP sources, Pawar be visiting Solapur, Osmanabad, Beed, Latur, Nanded, Hingoli, Parbhani, Jalna, Aurangabad, Ahmednagar, Baramati.</p>.<p>Pawar's nephew and former deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar will be contesting the polls from Baramati in Pune district.</p>.<p>Pawar's grandnephew Rohit Pawar is expected to contest from Karjat Jamkhed constituency in Ahmednagar district.</p>.<p>"The visit is aimed to mobilise the party workers and assess the ground situation," a senior NCP leader said.</p>
<p>Amidst sagging morale of the party rank and file in the wake of large scale pre-poll exodus, NCP supremo Sharad Pawar will embark on a tour to assess the ground situation and boost the morale of party workers.</p>.<p>With a dozen top leaders and former ministers leaving the party, the NCP is facing its biggest ever challenge in two decades.</p>.<p>From September 17 to 22, the NCP founder-president will cover parts of Marathwada and Western Maharashtra, where the NCP has significant presence.</p>.<p>In the 2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly polls, the NCP had won 41 of the 288 seats.</p>.<p>In 2014 and 2019 Lok Sabha polls, the NCP's strength has been four but on Saturday, three-time Satara MP Udayanraje Bhosale, the 13th descendant of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, left the NCP and joined the BJP.</p>.<p>According to NCP sources, Pawar be visiting Solapur, Osmanabad, Beed, Latur, Nanded, Hingoli, Parbhani, Jalna, Aurangabad, Ahmednagar, Baramati.</p>.<p>Pawar's nephew and former deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar will be contesting the polls from Baramati in Pune district.</p>.<p>Pawar's grandnephew Rohit Pawar is expected to contest from Karjat Jamkhed constituency in Ahmednagar district.</p>.<p>"The visit is aimed to mobilise the party workers and assess the ground situation," a senior NCP leader said.</p>
