Mumbai: The two factions of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) may be reuniting soon, if the words of Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar are to be believed.
The NCP, founded by veteran Sharad Pawar, split in 2023 when his nephew Ajit broke away along with a number of senior party members and joined the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). The Ajit Pawar faction claimed the original party name and symbol.
With the civic body polls in Maharashtra round the corner, the two factions are now ready to reunite.
“The workers of both parties want to unite. The two NCPs are together now. All tensions in our family have ended,” Ajit told NDTV.
On Thursday, Ajit had hinted that the two NCP factions could come together permanently after the municipal elections.
“As municipal elections are underway, we are extremely busy with alliance talks, seat-sharing, campaign planning, and the actual campaigning. There is no time to discuss these issues right now… But since both factions have come together in some places, the workers of both parties are very happy. One thing is clear — there are no permanent enemies in politics,” Ajit said, as reported by Hindustan Times.
The NCP factions are fighting together in Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad in the upcoming civic body polls.
“Workers from both factions are happy that we are contesting together in these cities. It is a good thing. We will discuss the larger issue later, as our focus right now is on the elections,” Ajit said.
