पार्टी नेताओं के मुताबिक, एनसीपी का शीर्ष नेतृत्व देशमुख के खिलाफ तत्काल कोई कार्रवाई नहीं चाहता था।
According to party leaders, the NCP top brass did not want any action against Deshmukh immediately, though there was unanimity about shifting him out of the home department at a later stage.