India, June 11 -- Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) chief Sharad Pawar on Tuesday said that the upcoming elections would present a different outcome and praised party workers for their resilience in the face of adversity, including last year's split in the NCP, which he co-founded 26 years ago.

Speaking at the party's 26th foundation day celebration in Pune, Pawar acknowledged the unexpected rupture in the organisation. "We never imagined that the party would split, but it did. Despite that, you stayed the course and continued working without losing spirit," he told workers.

Referring indirectly to his nephew Ajit Pawar's decision to break away and join the BJP-Shiv Sena government in July 2023, Pawar said, "Some people c...