In a statement issued here, he expressed faith in Pawar's leadership and said there is no other leader who can provide a real alternative to the Shiv Sena-BJP alliance in the State. He has the capacity to provide dynamic leadership and ensure speedy development of the State, he added.

Girish Gandhi, who quit as MPCC Secretary earlier this month, also hit out at the Congress for relying solely on Sonia Gandhi's charisma. The party has refused to learn from past mistakes, he alleged while sparing no words to criticise Congress leaders. About Sonia's decision to assume party leadership, he said she could have guided the party without actually holding party posts or positions of power.