‘We are with the NDA’: NCP’s Sunil Tatkare makes big remark amid merger speculation, cites decision taken by Ajit Pawar

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Maharashtra president and Raigad Lok Sabha MP Sunil Tatkare on Sunday asserted that his party will continue as a constituent of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), dismissing speculation about an imminent merger with the Sharad Pawar-led NCP (SP). Tatkare said the party would move ahead on the political line and…

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NCP merger still on after Ajit Pawar’s death? Sharad Pawar’s bombshell claim, Sunetra Pawar’s elevation—the saga so far

Despite Ajit Pawar’s death casting a shadow over Maharashtra politics and his wife Sunetra Pawar being elevated to the position of Deputy Chief Minister, rumors of a potential merger between two NCP factions have not died down. On Saturday, the senior Pawar admitted that discussions for a reunification of the two factions had been going…

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NCP-NCP (SP) merger possibilities: Piyush Goyal says unlikely that will happen; party leaders remain tight-lipped

Union Minister Piyush Goyal stated on Saturday that he did not anticipate a reconciliation between the two Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) factions — formerly led by Ajit Pawar, who tragically died in a plane crash, and his uncle Sharad Pawar. He noted that the NCP, serving as a key ally in Maharashtra’s Mahayuti coalition, has…

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Sunetra Pawar to be Maharashtra’s first woman Deputy CM — from behind the scenes to stepping into Ajit Pawar’s legacy

Sunetra Pawar, Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament and the wife of deceased Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, is likely to be sworn in as Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister today, according to party sources quoted by news agencies. All of the Nationalist Congress Party’s (NCP) representatives in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council will gather…

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Sharad Pawar’s first reaction on nephew Ajit’s death in plane crash: ‘It was accident, no politics involved’

Sharad Pawar, the veteran Nationalist Congress Party (NCP-SP) chief, has reacted to the tragic death of his nephew and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar in the Baramati plane crash, describing it as an “accident,” as he sought to quell any speculation around the plane crash. A visibly emotional Sharad Pawar, in a video statement, also…

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Ajit Pawar death: CM Fadnavis condoles loss of ‘strong and generous friend’, declares three-day mourning in Maharashtra

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday expressed his grief and shock at the passing of his deputy Ajit Pawar in a tragic plane crash, and announced a three-day mourning in the state. “DeputyMaharashtra CM Ajit Pawar has lost his life in a plane accident. There is an atmosphere of sadness in the state. Losing…

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Will NCP Ajit Pawar and Sharad Pawar factions come together amid Maharashtra civic polls? Deputy CM says…

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Ajit Pawar on Friday dismissed speculation about a merger of the NCP and the NCP(SP), saying such discussions existed only in the media. On the NCP-NCP(SP) alliance in Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad, Pawar said it was not premeditated. “Local party workers felt that contesting together would…

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