NCP dissolves all its units with immediate effect

Mumbai, July 20: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Chief Sharad Pawar on Wednesday dissolved all its department and cells with immediate effects.

In a letter, National General Secretary of the party, Praful Patel said,''With the approval of party president Sharad Pawar, informed of the dissolution of the departments and cells with immediate effect.''

The letter by Patel has been CC'ed to Pawar as well as all heads of departments and cells of the party.

Patel, a former Union minister, did not disclose the reason for the sudden move, which comes three weeks after the collapse of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government in Maharashtra.

The NCP was a key constituent of the Shiv Sena-led coalition government which fell apart in late June following a rebellion by a section of MLAs of the Uddhav Thackeray-led saffron outfit.