Amit Shah meeting buzz: NCP core committee meets for second time in three days amid political speculation

The Nationalist Congress Party NCP core committee met on Wednesday for the second time in three days amid speculation over internal differences following a meeting between senior party leaders and Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi that was attended neither by party president nor Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar nor her sonsA senior NCP leader confirmed that the core committee met in the morning but declined to disclose the agenda There is nothing to share in public the leader told PTISunetra Pawar attended the meeting sources told PTINCP holds successive meetings amid political speculationThe latest meeting followed a series of discussions within the party after six senior NCP leaders met Shah in Delhi on SundayThe partys core committee had earlier met in Mumbai on Monday while its legislators gathered on Tuesday night at Sunetra Pawars official residence Deogiri in south MumbaiThe successive meetings have drawn attention amid speculation about the partys internal functioning and the future of its relationship with the Sharad Pawarled NCP SPNCP leaders have rejected reports suggesting that Sunetra Pawar and her sons were being sidelined They have also denied speculation about a possible merger with the NCP SPSenior leaders meet Amit Shah in DelhiA delegation comprising Praful Patel Sunil Tatkare Dilip Walse Patil Hassan Mushrif Chhagan Bhujbal and Dhananjay Munde met Shah in Delhi on SundayThe absence of Sunetra Pawar and her sons Parth Pawar a Rajya Sabha member and Jay Pawar from the meeting triggered speculation in political circlesThe NCP subsequently dismissed reports of internal friction with a party leader saying the discussions were aimed at improving coordination between the NCP and other constituents of the Mahayuti allianceThe ruling alliance in Maharashtra comprises the BJP the NCP and the Eknath Shindeled Shiv SenaSunetra Pawar meets legislators projects party unityOn Tuesday Sunetra Pawar met party legislators at Deogiri where she expressed confidence that the NCP would win more seats in the 2029 electionsAround 50 legislators including ministers attended the meeting Her sons Parth and Jay were also presentMumbai NCP president Zeeshan Siddique later said the legislators ministers and officebearers who attended the meeting had unanimously expressed support for Sunetra Pawars leadershipThe meeting came amid reports of differences within the party over its organisational functioning and leadershipNCP denies merger speculationThe NCP has also rejected reports suggesting that it could merge with the Sharad Pawarled NCP SPThe two factions emerged after Ajit Pawar led a vertical split in the NCP in July 2023 and joined the Eknath Shindeled Mahayuti government He was appointed Deputy Chief Minister at the timeAjit Pawar continued in the post after Devendra Fadnavis became Chief Minister following the November 2024 Assembly electionsSunetra Pawar takes charge after Ajit Pawars deathAjit Pawar died in a plane crash in January 2026 Following his death Sunetra Pawar took over as the NCP president and became Maharashtras Deputy Chief MinisterThe party has since sought to maintain unity amid speculation about its leadership and organisational directionThe latest core committee meeting comes against this backdrop with party leaders maintaining that the NCP remains united under Sunetra Pawars leadershipWith inputs from PTI