CM, MP, BCCI Chief To Oppn Leader Desperate To Return To Power: Many Faces Of Sharad Pawar

NCP chief Sharad Pawar stepped down as the party president's post on Tuesday. He announced his resignation at his book publication event.

Former NCP chief Sharad Pawar resigns from the party president's post on Tuesday

Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar on Tuesday announced his resignation from the post of the party's president. The veteran leader has many accolades under his belt making him an unforgettable face in Indian politics. (Image Source: Getty)

At the mere age of 27, Pawar was elected as an MLA for the first time in 1967 from the Baramati constituency under the mentorship of Congress leader Yashwantrao Chavan. After being reelected to the assembly in 1972, he served in a number of ministry posts in the state government over the next several years. (Image Source: Getty)