Ajit Pawar Faction Leaders Meet Amit Shah To Discuss Potential Merger
· India · Indian Express, India Today
Leaders of the Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party, including Praful Patel and Chhagan Bhujbal, met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi on Monday to discuss a potential merger of the party's two factions. Sources indicate that this faction is exploring a reunion with the Sharad Pawar-led group to join the NDA, provided that Sunetra Pawar and Parth Pawar are excluded from the arrangement. The meeting follows a separate discussion held last week between Shah, Sunetra Pawar, and Parth Pawar, where the latter was reportedly proposed as a point person for the alliance. The BJP is reportedly keen to unify the party to consolidate Maratha and non-Brahmin votes in Maharashtra. Meanwhile, sources within the Sharad Pawar faction stated that no formal decision regarding a merger or joining the NDA has been reached.
Why it matters
A potential merger could reshape the political landscape in Maharashtra by consolidating the NCP's vote share, directly impacting the power balance within the ruling NDA coalition.
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