Parth Pawar’s meetings with Sharad Pawar renew focus on NCP merger speculation

Business · First reported 8 Nov, 19:28 · Updated 00:10

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Parth Pawar met Sharad Pawar on two consecutive days, while NCP leaders publicly denied that merger discussions had taken place at their meetings. Praful Patel said he planned to meet Sharad Pawar after November 10; the reports describe renewed speculation about a possible reunion of the factions.

Parth Pawar met Sharad Pawar for nearly two hours on both Saturday and Sunday, according to the report.
NCP (SP) leaders said their meeting with Sharad Pawar was to ask about his health, and denied discussing a merger.
Praful Patel said he would meet Sharad Pawar after November 10; Patel denied holding detailed political discussions during an earlier hospital visit.

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Key facts

Parth–Sharad meetings: They met on Saturday and Sunday; each meeting lasted nearly two hours.
NCP (SP) leaders’ meeting: A separate meeting with Sharad Pawar lasted nearly three hours.
Patel’s stated plan: Praful Patel said he would meet Sharad Pawar after November 10 in Mumbai.
Merger discussion: NCP (SP) leaders said no merger was discussed at their meeting with Sharad Pawar.