Ajit Pawar, the deputy chief minister of Maharashtra, stated on Friday that he will speak with Nawab Malik to understand the latter's political affiliation before outlining his NCP faction's stance on the issue, stated a report in PTI. 

In response to questions about Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis's letter, which voiced opposition to Malik holding a treasury bench seat on the first day of the state legislature's winter session, Pawar was quoted as explaining.  "I have perused the missive. Yesterday was Nawab Malik's first assembly attendance. The media made his seating arrangements, motivations, and companions known," Pawar told PTI.