UPA will hold together even in defeat: Pawar

When asked whether he too, like the Prime Minister had said of himself, will be prepared to work under Rahul, in the government or opposition, Pawar said Manmohan Singh had referred to working under the young leader in the organisation.

“Bhaskar Jadhav is the state unit chief of my party.  In the organisation, one has to respect hierarchy. It was in this context Manmohan Singh had said he was prepared to work under Rahul Gandhi,” he said.

As for himself working under Rahul, Pawar said as of now he is not interested in joining a government, but kept his options open for the future.

“Basically, I am not interested in joining any government. After serving so many years in government I honestly feel I should be away from government and work more for my party. This is my desire, I can't say what will happen tomorrow,” he said.

Asked whether two power centres in Congress had denied Manmohan Singh the legitimacy of the leader while real power lay vested in party president Sonia Gandhi, Pawar said,” I don't know about Congress but I know about the government. Two power centres I never experienced. Nobody interfered in my job.”