Don’t be surprised if the two NCP factions unite: Sharad Pawar

PUNE: NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar set political circles buzzing Thursday when he hinted at the chance of two NCP factions reuniting in the future. After Pawar’s assertion, each camps of NCP despatched out optimistic alerts about chance of a reunion.During a casual chat with the media, Pawar mentioned a bit of his celebration was in favour of becoming a member of palms with the Ajit Pawar-led NCP.As far as a call on reunion goes, the politician mentioned he was not “actively involved in taking such decisions”.Pawar mentioned his daughter Supriya Sule, additionally NCP (SP)’s working president, must sit and talk about the matter together with her cousin, Ajit Pawar. “If the reunion happens, it should not surprise others,” Sharad Pawar mentioned.Ever since NCP cut up on July 2, 2023, each factions have been vocal in opposition to one another. During final yr’s LS and meeting elections, each NCP factions not solely fielded candidates in opposition to one another but in addition acquired engaged in the fiercest ballot campaigns.A major change was, nonetheless, observed after meeting polls when the Ajit faction made substantial good points by successful 41 of 59 seats it contested. Deputy CM Ajit Pawar, who averted sharing stage with Sharad Pawar at occasions earlier than polls, was seen visiting his uncle’s Delhi residence to want him on his birthday. Recently, in a span of lower than a month, each Sharad and Ajit attended three-four occasions collectively. One of those was the engagement ceremony of Ajit Pawar’s youthful son, Jay, in Pune.With Sharad Pawar’s trace of a attainable reunion, the way forward for MVA – the alliance of NCP (SP), Congress and Shiv Sena (UBT) – now hangs in stability. The NCP (SP) chief has remained the guiding power for MVA in the state. He was additionally the key campaigner for the opposition alliance in each the Lok Sabha and meeting polls. Now, the MVA’s future seems unsure amidst the chance of Sharad Pawar’s NCP(SP) going with Ajit Pawar’s NCP and in addition Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray‘s sign to MNS chief and cousin Raj Thackeray for a reunion. A senior Congress neta informed TOI, “In the last couple of months, we have observed that NCP (SP) has not shown much aggression against the state govt. There are also talks about Uddhav Thackeray’s Sena joining hands with Raj Thackeray’s MNS. In such a scenario, Congress will have to work out its own strategy for Maharashtra. Since there is not much time in hand for the party ahead of the local bodies elections, we are not showing much dependency on MVA for preparations.”Pawar’s newest assertion additionally evoked optimistic reactions from each factions of NCP. State NCP chief Sunil Tatkare mentioned: “I came to know about Pawar Saheb’s statement through media reports. We have not yet discussed the issue within the party. But as he has hinted at a possible reunion, we will discuss it at our core committee meeting.”