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NCP merger decision rests with Sharad Pawar, Sunetra, says Fadnavis

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday said only Sharad Pawar and Sunetra Pawar could clarify whether the two Nationalist Congress Party factions would merge, asserting that neither…

NCP merger decision rests with Sharad Pawar, Sunetra, says Fadnavis
NCP merger decision rests with Sharad Pawar, Sunetra, says Fadnavis — image via Business Standard — Credit: Business Standard

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Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday said only Sharad Pawar and Sunetra Pawar could clarify whether the two Nationalist Congress Party factions would merge, asserting that neither had informed the BJP about any such move. He also said it would be unfair to compare Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar's leadership with that of her late husband Ajit Pawar. Fadnavis was responding to questions about speculation over a merger of…

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