Overview
- Two NCP legislators, Sunil Shelke and Anna Bansode, voiced support Sunday for reuniting the rival factions under Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar.
- Maharashtra unit chief Sunil Tatkare said those remarks were personal opinions and stated there are no merger talks, adding that any decision would rest with Sunetra Pawar.
- A Raigad event banner that omitted photos of the late Ajit Pawar and Sunetra Pawar on March 27 drew criticism, and minister Aditi Tatkare apologized for what she called a local-level mistake.
- The banner flap drew fire from Sharad Pawar’s camp as MLA Rohit Pawar alleged Sunil Tatkare and Praful Patel were trying to take control from Sunetra Pawar, a charge NCP leaders dismissed.
- Sharad Pawar’s faction begins a revival push with a Mumbai felicitation on Monday and district meetings from March 31 to April 2 as he prepares a statewide outreach, while Sunetra Pawar has asserted authority by asking the Election Commission to accept only her official party communications since January 28.