Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar has expelled senior leaders Praful Patel and Sunil Tatkare hours after MP Supriya Sule moved a disqualification proceeding against them for “anti-party activities” a day after Ajit Pawar joined the Eknath Shinde government and took oath as Maharashtra deputy chief minister in a dramatic series of events. Patel was NCP's national working president, while Tatkare was a national general secretary of the party.