Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Sharad Pawar on Monday said the Eknath Shinde-Bharatiya Janata Party government in Maharashtra has failed to take concrete measures to help cultivators who have incurred heavy losses due to rains in parts of the state. India News | Maha Govt Not Taking Concrete Steps to Help Rain-hit Farmers, Says Pawar.