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As per standard procedure, the ADR will be transferred to the Maharashtra CID, which will carry out a probe based on the findings of the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB).

MUMBAI: The proposed merger of two Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) factions - each headed by Ajit Pawar, who was killed in a plane crash two days ago, and his

Mahayuti rift: Tensions between the BJP and the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena are becoming harder to ignore amid the tussle over the BMC Mayor's post. This brings up a question. Did the merger talks of the NCP factions headed by Ajit Pawar and Sharad Pawar add to the tensions?

A day after Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar's death in a plane crash, voices emerged within his party NCP on Thursday for a state cabinet berth for his wife Sunetra, while rival factions spoke of reconciliation and taking forward merger talks.

Senior NCP leaders met Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis at Varsha bungalow to secure key cabinet posts. The party aims to keep Ajit Pawar's former portfolios within its quota, signalling a power retention move.

While the party appears open to relinquishing the powerful Finance portfolio that Ajit Pawar held, the NCP is digging in its heels on the Deputy CM post to retain its relevance within the Mahayuti.

NEW DELHI: Was Ajit 'dada' Pawar considering an NCP merger before his death? A close aide said he was "100% keen."The sudden death of Maharashtra depu.

One day after the disaster, representatives from Ajit Pawar's NCP started making the case in public that she should be brought into the state cabinet and given a bigger role in the party.

Questions have been raised about the political future of NCP after the shocking demise of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar earlier this week