“Therefore, conscious efforts have been made from the BJP side either to get NCP (SP) into the NDA government or ensure that Sharad Pawar retires honourably and the command of his party handed over to his nephew and deputy CM Ajit Pawar and MP Supriya Sule inducted as a minister at the Centre,” he added. A senior NCP (SP) leader said, “Sharad Pawar has not given the green signal yet to hand over his party command to Ajit. But his bonhomie with Modi in Delhi has raised new hopes for his nephew and the BJP.”A former NCP minister said, “It is difficult to gauge what Sharad Pawar is thinking and on which plan he is working. Pawar shows something but when he comes to action, he does quite differently. Therefore, it is too early to say what will happen.” Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut, referring to Modi’s remark during elections, asked, “How did Modi sit alongside ‘Bhatakati Aatma’ (wandering soul)?”
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