Mumbai: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Nationalist Congress Party president Ajit Pawar on Tuesday said his party will introspect after the setback in the Lok Sabha elections.

The NCP won only one of the four seats it contested.

Ajit Pawar, who broke away from the Sharad Pawar-led NCP last year and joined the Shiv Sena-BJP government in the state, said, "NCP and Mahayuti alliance could not get the expected success in Maharashtra, but we have the power to change the picture."

"I congratulate Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the NDA has crossed the required majority mark in Parliament," he said in a message on Telegram.

....No failure is final. Party workers need to engage in serving the people with new enthusiasm. We will introspect on the Lok Sabha results and start preparing for the assembly elections to be held after four months."

He also congratulated his colleague and state president Sunil Tatkare for his victory in Raigarh Lok Sabha constituency. He said, "I congratulate Sunil Tatkare for his massive victory in this election. NCP has also won three assembly seats in Arunachal Pradesh. I am sure that the new NDA government at the Center will fulfill the aspirations of the youth."