‘We are with the NDA’: NCP's Sunil Tatkare makes big remark amid merger speculation, cites decision taken by Ajit Pawar

‘Even before Ajit Pawar’s ashes were immersed, they raised merger issue’: BJP slams Sharad Pawar’s ‘desperation’

On Sunday, NCP Maharashtra president Sunil Tatkare said his party’s decision to remain with the BJP-led NDA is “permanent”.

‘We are with the NDA’: NCP's Sunil Tatkare makes big remark amid merger speculation, cites decision taken by Ajit Pawar

Tatkare said the party would move ahead on the political line and ideology laid down by the late Ajit Pawar, stressing that there was no ambiguity about the NCP’s current alignment.

Which party was to merge with whom? asks MP Sunil Tatkare on NCP merger buzz

NCP MP Sunil Tatkare asserts the party's decision to join the BJP-led NDA under the late Ajit Pawar's leadership is final. He calls for clarity on proposed mergers between NCP factions. Tatkare spoke alongside newly appointed Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar in Karad. The party legislature group remains strong and capable of making its own decisions regarding leadership.