More than three years after senior NCP leader Ajit Pawar joined hands with the BJP to form a short-lived government in Maharashtra, the political circle in the state is again abuzz with talk of him cosying up to the BJP. With speculation that he may join the BJP-Shiv Sena government along with a group of loyal NCP MLAs getting stronger Tuesday, Ajit Pawar as well as NCP chief Sharad Pawar separately came out in public to deny what they called “rumours”.
In the morning, amid talk of a possible split in the NCP doing the rounds, key leaders of the Opposition MVA alliance, including Sharad Pawar, party MP Supriya Sule, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray and his party MP Sanjay Raut, held a conference call to discuss the matter.
