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Speaking at a press conference in Baramati, Pawar claimed that he came to know about Swearing in of Sunetra Pawar Through media reports.
“I have no knowledge about it. her party
Must have taken a decision… What I saw in the newspaper today: Some names like Praful Patel and Sunil Tatkare who have taken the initiative to take some decisions,” ANI quoted Pawar as saying.
He said, “I have not had any discussion on this. I have no knowledge about this…I don’t even know that this is happening.”
Baramati, Maharashtra: On the news of Sunetra Pawar taking oath as Deputy CM, NCP-SCP chief Sharad Pawar says, “I have no knowledge about it. His party must have decided… What I saw in the newspaper today: Some names like Praful Patel and Sunil Tatakare who… pic.twitter.com/i5DDQz8AO8
– ANI (@ANI) 31 January 2026
Pawar suggested that the NCP might have taken a decision in this regard.
In the last few months, merger talks There was a dispute going on between the two factions of NCP. According to India Today, they were led by Ajit Pawar and Jayant Patil.
The veteran Maharashtra leader claimed that his late nephew had wished that the two NCP factions unite and he was optimistic about it.
“Now, we feel his wish should be fulfilled. Ajit Pawar, Shashikant Shinde and Jayant Patil had initiated talks about the merger of the two factions,” PTI quoted Sharad Pawar as saying.
Pawar shared that they have also fixed February 12 as the date of merger.
“Even the date of merger was finalized – it was scheduled for February 12 (February). Unfortunately, Ajit left us before that,” he said.
Ajit Pawar split the NCP in July 2023 and included more than 40 of the party’s 54 MLAs in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led grand alliance government. After the split, Sharad Pawar’s faction got the name: Nationalist Congress Party – Sharadchandra Pawar.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had said on Friday that whatever decision Ajit Pawar’s family and party take, the BJP will support it.
He said, “NCP will take whatever decision has to be taken for the post of Deputy Chief Minister and the government and BJP will support this decision.” “All I can tell you is that we stand behind Ajit Dada and the NCP family.”
Ajit Pawar, The Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra died in an air crash in Baramati on 28 January.