Amit Shah’s Pune Visit On November 15-16 Fuels NCP Merger Speculation

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will undertake a two-day visit to Pune district on November 15 and 16 amid discussions surrounding a possible reunion of the two Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) factions.

Shah is expected to hold meetings with senior leaders and office-bearers from the BJP, NCP and Shiv Sena during his visit.

On November 15, Shah will lay the foundation stone for a cooperative industrial unit at Talegaon Dabhade before visiting the Bharat Forge facility at Mundhwa. He will likely flag off the Pune Marathon.

On November 16, the Home Minister will unveil a statue of former Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar at the Pune Zilla Parishad premises.

NCP legislators, Ministers, MPs and party functionaries are expected to participate in the programme.

The Maharashtra government’s publicity department has confirmed the event.

Shah’s visit follows meetings between Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar, her son Parth Pawar and the Home Minister in New Delhi. They reportedly discussed political developments during the meetings.

NCP leaders, including Praful Patel, Sunil Tatkare, Dilip Walse Patil, Chhagan Bhujbal and Hasan Mushrif, have reportedly met Shah. They discussed internal party matters with the Home Minister.

NCP (SP) working president Supriya Sule has dismissed speculation about ongoing merger negotiations. She stated that her party has received no proposal. She said the subject ended for her following Ajit Pawar’s death.

Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis maintained that neither Sharad Pawar nor Sunetra Pawar had informed the BJP about any merger decision.

Sunetra Pawar, however, declined to comment directly, saying, “As time comes, you will all come to know about everything”.

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