The meeting, expected to be stormy due to the widening rift with 13-year-old ally Congress, ended rather tamely with the legislators unanimously adopting a resolution requesting Pawar to withdraw his resignation.
It was decided that state NCP president Madhukar Pichad would convey the sentiments of the legislators to party chief Sharad Pawar who would take a final call on the resignation by the Deputy Chief Minister.
Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan it yet to accept the resignation of Pawar.
"A resolution was adopted requesting Pawar to take back his resignation," Pichad told reporters after the meeting at Vidhan Bhawan which was attended by all its 61 MLAs, nine independents supporting the party, besides half-a-dozen MLCs.
According to Pichad, only a resolution asking Pawar to withdraw the resignation was moved and adopted and there was no political discussion due to the passing away of veteran NCP leader and former state assembly speaker Babasaheb Kupekar.
"As all of us are saddened by the demise of Babaseb, it was decided that keeping in mind the solemnness of the occasion nothing political will be discussed," Pichad said and refused to take any questions.
He said he would seek an appointment with Sharad Pawar "in a day or two" and a "final" decision would be taken.
NCP MLA Jitendra Awhad, however, said Ajit Pawar did not "react" to the demand made by the legislators for taking back his resignation. More
