Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Pankaja Munde's long-time confidant, Rajabhau Phad, joined the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP SP) in the presence of its party chief Sharad Pawar on Wednesday, months ahead of the Maharashtra Assembly elections 2024, reported the PTI.

Inducting him into the party fold, Sharad Pawar launched a veiled attack on the Ajit Pawar-led NCP leaders who broke away to join hands with the ruling BJP and the CM Shinde-led Shiv Sena.