Parth meets Sharad Pawar twice in two days, NCP leaders seek to revive merger talks
Parth Pawar, a Rajya Sabha member, held consecutive meetings with NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar, sparking rumors of a potential merger between the rival NCP factions. While party leaders officially attributed the meetings to health inquiries, the timing has fueled intense political speculation in Maharashtra.
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Potential realignments within the Nationalist Congress Party could significantly alter the political landscape and power dynamics in Maharashtra.
Pune: Deputy chief minister Sunetra Pawar’s elder son and Rajya Sabha member Parth Pawar on Sunday met his granduncle and NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar for the second consecutive day at the latter’s Mumbai residence amid renewed speculation that a disgruntled section of NCP was attempting to revive merger talks with the rival faction.Parth held discussions with the veteran leader for nearly two hours, fuelling speculation about a possible reunion of the two NCP factions. The two had a nearly two-hour meeting on Saturday also, followed by a separate meeting between Sharad Pawar and senior NCP (SP) leaders in the evening.The second meeting, attended by Jayant Patil, Shashikant Shinde, Amol Kolhe, Anil Deshmukh and Jitendra Awhad, lasted nearly three hours.
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