The Nationalist Congress Party's core committee convened for its second session in three days alongside party head and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar. The discussions followed a Sunday meeting in Delhi between Shah and senior NCP figures, which excluded Pawar and her sons. Officials maintain the Delhi talks solely addressed alliance coordination alongside the BJP and Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena rather than any merger with the Sharad Pawar-led NCP faction. Ahead of Wednesday's core meeting, Pawar rallied approximately 50 legislators and ministers at her official Mumbai residence to project unity.
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The Nationalist Congress Party maintains that external discussions were strictly focused…: The Nationalist Congress Party maintains that external discussions were strictly focused on improving coordination within the ruling Mahayuti alliance.
Mumbai NCP president Zeeshan Siddique confirmed that legislators and ministers unanimousl…: Mumbai NCP president Zeeshan Siddique confirmed that legislators and ministers unanimously support Sunetra Pawar's continued leadership.
Sunetra Pawar took over as party head and deputy chief minister following the death of he…: Sunetra Pawar took over as party head and deputy chief minister following the death of her husband Ajit Pawar in a January plane crash.
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Mumbai: The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) core committee met on Wednesday, its second meeting in three days, after a group of senior leaders met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi without the party head and Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar.
A senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader said the core committee met in the morning but declined to speak on the agenda. "There is nothing to share in public," the leader said.
Sunetra Pawar attended the meeting, sources said.
Earlier, the party's core committee met in Mumbai on Monday, followed by a meeting of its legislators on Tuesday night.
The party leaders have rejected speculation about sidelining Sunetra Pawar and her sons, and said there is no truth in reports of a merger with the Sharad Pawar-led NCP (SP).
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