Amid a push for the reunification of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and speculation that the Sharad Pawar-led NCP (SP) faction may “join the government” following the merger, the other parties in the Opposition INDIA bloc have adopted a wait-and-watch approach. “What can we do?” asked a senior All India Congress Committee (AICC) leader in Delhi. “The two factions and the (Pawar) family have to take a call. NCP legislators are set to meet at 2 PM on Saturday to choose Ajit Pawar’s wife Sunetra as the Legislature Party leader. “Within the state unit, we have already decided that there is no point in speaking to the Pawar family.

Source: Indian Express January 31, 2026 01:34 UTC