NCP Merger Talks Continue Amid Leadership and Alliance Uncertainty

No agreement has been reached so far between the two factions of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). After the death of Ajit Pawar, his wife Sunetra Pawar and son Parth Pawar do not seem to be enthusiastic about the merger. At the same time, the meetings of senior party leaders with Sharad Pawar have rekindled the discussion of the merger. Now the question is not only of the two factions being united, but also who will lead the party after the merger and who will have a political alliance with whom. There have been several important meetings in the last few days at Sharad Pawar's residence Silver Oak in Mumbai. Ajit Pawar's son Parth Pawar met Sharad Pawar twice. NCP state president Shashikant Shinde also met him twice. Rohit Pawar also had a separate meeting with Sharad Pawar. Senior NCP leaders Jayant Patil, Amol Kolhe, Anil Deshmukh and Jitendra Awhad are also believed to be in talks with Sharad Pawar after these meetings.