In the last few days, ministers and MLAs from the ruling alliance in Maharashtra have been projecting their leaders as the next CM of the state, with even Sharad Pawar chiming in.
This is the first time the NCP chief has acknowledged meeting the BJP to form the government after 2019 Assembly polls. Pawar said several matters were discussed in the meeting.
NCP chief Sharad Pawar met Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday. Recently, MVA leaders have been at loggerheads over issues related to the Adani Group and Hindutva ideologue V D Savarkar.
Pawar, 82, is a shrewd, seasoned politician who says what he says and when he wants to say. Although every word he utters has its own meaning and far-reaching implications, a top politician in Maharashtra admitted: “decoding Pawar play is not so easy."