While his supporters camped outside the YB Chavan Center strongly expressed their feelings towards Pawar, Pawar was seen trying to pacify them. The party workers gathered there urged Pawar to appoint someone as the party’s working president, while he himself should continue in the post. Some of them said that Pawar should lead the party at least till 2024 as the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections are due, while others said that if he did not reconsider his decision, he would Will go on hunger strike. Sharad Pawar had surprised people by saying that he was giving up the post of chief of the party founded by him in . (with language input)