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NEW DELHI: After speculations over the merger of both the factions of NCP after Ajit Pawar death in a plane crash, Maharashtra chief minister Devendra.

The buzz over NCP's merger has been going on for a while, with NCP(SP) patriarch Sharad Pawar claiming that Ajit Pawar wanted a reunification and the two had decided that an announcement regarding this would be made on February 12.

CM Devendra Fadnavis was earlier supposed to address 22 campaign meetings over seven days for local body elections.| India News

Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis's remarks came after Sharad Pawar and other senior NCP (SP) leaders said discussions on merging the two NCP factions were close to completion.

Addressing a press conference in Mumbai, CM Fadnavis said, "NCP's decisions are taken by the party itself. We have no objection to Parth Pawar. If there were any merger talks, Ajit Dada would have told me."

NCP sources said many in the party are not keen on a merger with the Sharad Pawar faction and the quick elevation of Ajit Pawar's wife Sunetra Pawar as Maharashtra deputy chief minister is seen as a move to retain control.

Praful Patel has categorically denied reports of his appointment as NCP National President, insisting that no such decision has been made. His remarks come amid political chatter about a potential merger of NCP factions following Ajit Pawar's death.

The Nationalist Congress Party faces uncertainty over its leadership following Ajit Pawar's sudden demise, with working president Praful Patel denying reports of his elevation to party president.

MUMBAI: Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis has decided not to campaign for the upcoming zilla parishad and panchayat samiti elections in the.

Four days after the tragic plane crash that took the lives of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and five others, authorities have started clearing the accident site in Baramati for detailed investigation.