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Supriya Sule rules out NCP merger talks, says ‘no one has approached me’
Supriya Sule said no one has approached her on reunifying the two NCP factions, as leaders continue to send mixed signals.
- On Wednesday, MP Supriya Sule told reporters in Baramati that merger discussions between NCP factions ended with Ajit Pawar's death, stating, "I don't know what you are talking about" regarding current reunion rumors.
- Speculation intensified after senior NCP leader Praful Patel visited Sharad Pawar at Mumbai's Breach Candy Hospital, prompting Sunil Tatkare to claim, "if Ajit Pawar had been alive, the merger of the two factions would have taken place."
- The Ajit Pawar-led NCP sits in the Mahayuti government while the Nationalist Congress Party remains with the opposition, holding 8 of Maharashtra's 48 Lok Sabha seats, raising coalition alignment questions.
- MLA Rohit Pawar praised Congress leader Sonia Gandhi in a recent post, recalling her arrival in India at age 21 and the compassion she showed regarding the investigation into Ajit Pawar's plane crash.
- Despite renewed political contacts, no formal merger has been announced and senior leaders provide conflicting signals. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis stated the BJP would expect consultation if discussions were occurring.
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Regarding the merger of the two factions of the NCP, Supriya Sule has stated that these discussions ended after Ajit Pawar's death. According to her, discussions about the merger took place during Ajit Pawar's tenure, but the matter did not progress further after his departure. Sule stated that no one has spoken to her about the merger.
'Talks were on when Ajit dada was alive, but now...': Supriya Sule's revelation on NCP merger
Supriya Sule said that discussions on an alliance between the two NCP factions were underway when Ajit Dada was alive, and everyone knew how things were expected to unfold at the time.
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