The BJP is advocating for the merger of NCP factions to strengthen the NDA, but Sunetra Pawar and her son Parth have expressed reservations about the move.
Reportedly, a merger would allow Sharad Pawar Supriya Sule to take control of the party
Jul 18, 2026
09:38 am
What's the storyThe Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is reportedly pushing for a merger between the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and the NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar). The move is aimed at strengthening the National Democratic Alliance (NDA).
However, both NCP chief Sunetra Pawar and her son, Parth Pawar, are against it.
Currently, the NCP is part of the NDA and the NCP (SP) is part of the Opposition’s INDIA bloc. | India News
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