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NCP's post-Ajit Pawar test: Reunification with Sharad Pawar or battle for control?

NCP's post-Ajit Pawar test: Reunification with Sharad Pawar or battle for control?

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The BJP held a meeting on graduate voter registration, chaired by BJP Hanumakonda district president Kolanu Santosh Reddy, with MLC Election In‑charge Anji Reddy and BJP state general secretary Gautam Rao attending as chief guests.

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  • left · 1 outlet

    Adding to the speculation, NCP’s Maharashtra president Sunil Tatkare told reporters that ‘the merger of the two NCP factions would have been formalised on Feb 12 had Ajit Pawar been alive’

    — The Federal

  • center · 2 outlets

    A meeting between Nationalist Congress Party (SP) president Sharad Pawar and NCP working chief Praful Patel in Mumbai on Friday sparked fresh buzz about a possible merger of the two factions of the party. Patel met Pawar, 85, who is recovering at a Mumbai hospital, and the two discussed the current…

    — The Tribune

  • right · 2 outlets

    NCP Maharashtra president Sunil Tatkare has said Ajit Pawar had finalised a blueprint to reunite the two NCP factions by February 12, but the plan stalled after his death on January 28. His remarks have revived merger speculation following Praful Patel's meeting with Sharad Pawar in Mumbai.

    — The Economic Times

Coverage arrived over 29 hours — first from The Morung Express, latest from The Hans India.

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The Times of India Center Bennett, Coleman & Co.

PM Modi's Sule message to Sharad Pawar; 'internal tussle' in NCP: Is Maharashtra politics heading for another churn?

Internal conflicts within the Pawar clan has once again put the party at a crossroads. A meeting of senior NCP leaders with Union home minister Amit Shah amid reports of discontent within the party has fuelled speculations. NCP chief Sunetra Pawar has convened meetings to address unity concerns…

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