The fault lines within the Pawars are evident in Pune district, especially in their family bastion Baramati, which both uncle and nephew seem keen to hold on to | Mumbai news
AICC observer Ramesh Chennithala held a marathon meeting with NCP president Sharad Pawar and state Congress leaders. Talks on a seat-sharing formula for the Lok Sabha polls were in the final stages. MVA is intact and its performance in LS elections will be impressive.
The NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) is back to facing the same challenges the original party faced in 1999 - how to communicate its name and symbol to voters. This time, Sharad Pawar's supporters and leaders plan to take them to the voters via social media platforms.