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Senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leaders connected Friday (January 30, 2026) met Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis successful Mumbai, amid uncertainty implicit the party’s aboriginal pursuing the death of Deputy CM Ajit Pawar successful a level crash.
The gathering astatine the CM’s authoritative residence Varsha successful southbound Mumbai, which lasted astir 1 and a fractional hours, was attended by elder NCP leaders, including Chhagan Bhujbal, nationalist moving president Praful Patel, State president Sunil Tatkare and erstwhile Minister Dhananjay Munde, sources said.
According to the sources successful the NCP, the leaders met Mr. Fadnavis to deliberate connected the governmental concern successful the State and the mode guardant for the enactment aft Pawar’s abrupt demise.
However, it was not instantly wide what transpired during the discussions, and determination was nary authoritative connection from either broadside aft the meeting.
The NCP, which Pawar headed, the BJP and Shiv Sena are the constituents of the ruling Mahayuti confederation successful the State.
NCP Minister Narhari Zirwal connected Thursday (January 29, 2026) had publically expressed his privation that Ajit Pawar’s woman and Rajya Sabha subordinate Sunetra Pawar beryllium appointed arsenic the Deputy Chief Minister. There has been nary authoritative remark from the CM's Office successful this respect truthful far.
According to a adjacent subordinate of Pawar, helium was keen connected the merger of the 2 factions of the NCP and that it was astir to hap soon.
Ajit Pawar and 4 others were killed erstwhile the chartered level carrying them crashed successful Baramati successful Pune territory connected Wednesday (January 28, 2026). The 66-year-old NCP chief, popularly known arsenic 'Dada' (elder brother), was cremated with afloat authorities honours successful Baramati connected Thursday (January 29, 2026).
