NCP merger talks ended with death of Ajit Pawar, says Supriya Sule
NCP(SP) MP Supriya Sule stated that merger talks between the two Nationalist Congress Party factions ceased following the death of her brother, Ajit Pawar. The statement aims to clarify the political situation amid ongoing speculation about a potential reunion of the rival groups.
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Mumbai Putting a “full stop” on the discussion of a potential merger between the two Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) factions, NCP(Sharad Pawar) MP Supriya Sule said on Saturday (November 14, 2026) that the talks ended with the death of her brother Ajit Pawar, the former national president of the rival faction. https://www.thehindu.com/topic/nationalist-congress-party/ Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar, four others killed after plane crash in Baramati storyline 1 “The merger talks were on till my brother was alive and the date was set. The day he died, the talks were given a full stop. Our spokesperson never made statements on it or gave counters to rival faction,” Ms. Sule told the media. Ajit Pawar, the former Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, died in an aircraft accident on January 28 at Baramati airport in Pune.
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