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Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar avoided answering questions about a possible merger between her faction and Sharad Pawar’s Nationalist Congress Party, stating that clarity on the issue will come “when the time comes” and that “things will be known at the appropriate time.” She did not provide further details on the merger speculation.
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Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday said only Sharad Pawar and Sunetra Pawar could clarify whether the two Nationalist Congress Party factions would merge, asserting that neither had informed the BJP about any such move. He also said it would be unfair to compare Deputy…
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The merger speculation has intensified following a series of meetings between senior leaders of the two factions.
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Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis stated that only Sharad Pawar and Sunetra Pawar could clarify any merger plans. He noted that neither had informed the BJP about a potential merger of the two NCP factions. Fadnavis compared Sunetra Pawar’s leadership to that of her late husband, Ajit…
RSS excerpt
The merger speculation has intensified following a series of meetings between senior leaders of the two factions.
