NCP keeps political merger pot boiling; ‘will discuss if we receive proposal from NCP (SP)’

THE Ajit Pawar-led NCP on Wednesday said it was not averse to discussing a proposal of merger, if it were to be moved by the NCP (SP) faction, even though it rejected the current speculation on the likely reunion as media guesswork.

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For its part, the NCP (SP) camp shrugged off the merger rumours, fuelled by Sharad Pawar a few days back when he reportedly suggested that the party working president, Supriya Sule, and (NCP chief) Ajit Pawar will decide on the issue.

The undivided NCP split in July 2023 after Ajit Pawar joined the BJP-led Mahayuti government almost two years ago. “The media reports are just guesswork. NCP (SP) has not come up with any merger proposal. If we receive a formal request, NCP leaders Ajit Pawar, Praful Patel and Sunil Tatkare will discuss it with core committee leaders like Chhagan Bhujbal, Dilip Walse Patil, Hasan Mushrif, and Dhananjay Munde,” NCP spokesperson Anand Paranjpye told reporters.