However, the veteran NCP leader said those MLAs who would not "hurt" the image of the party would be taken back, but after consulting party leaders and workers.
Congress state unit president Nana Patole on Saturday claimed that like the NCP (SP), the national party too compromised on seat-sharing for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls
The Sharad Pawar faction of NCP won eight of the 10 seats it contested while the Congress bagged 13 of 17 it contested with Shiv Sena (UBT) getting nine of 21 seats in the LS polls