Nagpur: NCP leader Praful Patel speaks during the party’s ‘Rashtravadi Chintan Shibir’, in Nagpur, Maharashtra, Friday, Sept. 19, 2025. (PTI Photo) (PTI09_19_2025_000168B) | Photo Credit: – Nationalist Congress Party national working president Praful Patel on Tuesday (July 14, 2026) said there is no rift in the party and a letter written by NCP national secretary Sachchidanand Singh, who challenged the election of Sunetra Pawar as the party president, carries no weight. Mr. Singh has caused a flutter, claiming that the election held on February 26 this year was unconstitutional and liable to be declared “null, void and non-est”. A legal notice was issued by a Delhi-based law firm on behalf of Mr. Singh on July 9. Reacting to the notice, Mr. Patel told PTI: “There is no rift in the party. All senior party leaders meet with Sunetra Pawar to discuss political issues. The letter written by Sachchidanand Singh carries no weight. Any issue should be resolved amicably in the interest of the party.” Addressed to Maharashtra Deputy CM and NCP president Sunetra Pawar, Praful …