Political differences should not come in the way when it comes to protecting India's prestige and in situations like that, political rivals need to work together, the vetran NCP leader said
The Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) can potentially send one candidate to the Upper House of Parliament due to its depleted strength
After being discharged from the hospital on Saturday, NCP leader Sharad Pawar was resting at his residence, but on Sunday morning, he felt extremely weak and dehydrated
The Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) can potentially send one candidate to the Upper House of Parliament due to its depleted strength
Sharad Pawar's health condition required him to be readmitted to a Pune hospital on Sunday for weakness and dehydration, just a day after being discharged
While a section of Ajit Pawar loyalists want to save their careers, the BJP is worried about the presence of an intimidating opposition party in the MVA ranks if the NCP unification happens
Some leaders of the NCP (Ajit Pawar) are worried their relevance will be lost if the two NCPs are reunified in the absence of 'Dada' and are interested in halting it from happening so that they can remain with the Mahayuti alliance
As things stand, NCP (Ajit Pawar) faction is focused on ensuring Sunetra Pawar becomes the Deputy Chief Minister of the state, while NCP (SP) is looking forward to the veteran leader getting to play a more central role following the merger
Maharashtra's longest-serving deputy CM, Ajit Pawar, 66, is survived by his wife Sunetra and two sons, Parth Pawar and Jay Pawar, after he died in a plane crash in Baramati
The two NCP factions have agreed that fighting together will make them more formidable in their traditional strongholds and will prevent their lower-tier leadership from defecting to the BJP