Sharad Pawar was welcomed by thousands of supporters and local MLA Balasaheb Patil. Senior Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan, who hails from Karad, was also present.

Supporters gather to welcome NCP Chief Sharad Pawar on his arrival at the memorial of former Maharashtra chief minister Yashwantrao Chavan, in Karad

NCP Chief Sharad Pawar being welcomed by supporters as he reached Khed-Shivapur toll plaza on Pune-Satara Highway while on his way to Karad

NCP Chief Sharad Pawar after paying tribute to former Maharashtra chief minister Yashwantrao Chavan, in Karad

NCP Chief Sharad Pawar addresses supporters after paying tribute to former Maharashtra chief minister Yashwantrao Chavan, in Karad

Sharad Pawar's visit to late Chavan's memorial on the occasion of Guru Purnima is being seen as a show of strength by him, a day after his nephew Ajit Pawar led a vertical split in the NCP to become the deputy chief minister in the Eknath Shinde-BJP government