‘Sharad Pawar should take the final call on allying with NDA’
Merger unlikely, say leaders from NCP and NCP(SP); Eknath Shinde stays out, as anxiety in NCP(SP) camp grows

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Merger unlikely, say leaders from NCP and NCP(SP); Eknath Shinde stays out, as anxiety in NCP(SP) camp grows
The breakaway TMC faction claims to have joined the Nationalist Citizens Party of India; the government is expected to outline its legislative agenda during the meeting
The political drama in Maharashtra refuses to die down! From secret late-night meetings between CM Devendra Fadnavis and NCP leaders to Eknath Shinde’s sudden Delhi visit, the state’s political alignments are shifting fast. In this episode of Pulse Maharashtra, Vinaya Deshpande Pandit breaks down the inside story: Is Sharad Pawar’s party mulling over options to support the NDA on the crucial Delimitation Bill? What are the 3 options in front of the NCP-SP? And how did Eknath Shinde’s “Operation Tiger” decimate Uddhav Thackeray’s legislative power? Watch the full analysis to understand the un
The NCP patriarch, turning 86 this year, will have to take a decision soon - before someone else takes it for him.
Sharad Pawar and Supriya Sule with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday
Sharad Pawar to invite PM Modi for Baramati Prerna Sthal inauguration
Over the last few months, several leaders had said that it was the late NCP leader Ajit Pawar’s last wish to see both parties