Maharashtra Politics: For the reason that cut up of the Nationalist Congress Get together (NCP), two key elections have concluded – the Lok Sabha polls and the Maharashtra meeting elections. Whereas the Sharad Pawar’s NCP-SP outsmarted Ajit Pawar’s NCP by profitable eight seats, within the Maharashtra meeting polls, the sport was reversed. NCP bagged 41 seats whereas the NCP-SP was confined to simply 10 seats within the meeting polls. Regardless of the political variations, Ajit Pawar maintained decorum and didn’t go after his uncle Sharad Pawar. After the meeting election consequence, Ajit Pawar was seen interacting with nephew Rohit Pawar the place the previous mentioned that Rohit may win the ballot as he didn’t marketing campaign within the seat.
Ajit Pawar, who began out in politics as his uncle’s protege, parted methods with him after greater than three a long time by splitting the get together and becoming a member of the Shiv Sena-BJP authorities within the state in July 2023.
With Sharad Pawar and Ajit Pawar hinting that their private relations stay good, now the leaders and relations from each side are pushing for a reunion between the 2 leaders as soon as once more. NCP chief Praful Patel, who’s more likely to get a berth within the Modi cupboard, termed Sharad Pawar their ‘deity’. Patel mentioned that Sharad Pawar is sort of a ‘deity’ for NCP leaders and instructions a excessive diploma of respect. “If the Pawar household comes collectively, it would make us extraordinarily completely satisfied,” he mentioned.
NCP spokesperson Amol Mitkari opined that each Pawars may reunited if ‘each take the time’. NCP’s ally BJP has additionally mentioned that it has no downside with each Pawars becoming a member of arms.
The largest message has come from Asha-tai Pawar, Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar’s mom, who on Wednesday mentioned she prayed to Lord Vitthal that her son and his estranged uncle Sharad Pawar ought to come collectively once more. “I prayed that every one the grievances inside the Pawar household ought to finish, and Ajit and Sharad Pawar come collectively once more. I hope my prayers will probably be granted,” she mentioned.
Her remarks got here amid hypothesis that efforts to deliver the rival factions of the Nationalist Congress Get together collectively have been underway after the Maharashtra meeting elections.
Elsewhere, one other NCP chief and Maharashtra minister Narhari Zirwal mentioned he was too junior to talk on such issues, however a reunion would profit get together staff like him.
Jitendra Awhad, NCP-SP chief has additionally maintained that it is Pawar’s household matter and he has no objection to the reconciliation.
