The NCP, a Congress ally for the last 15 years, seems ready to end the alliance. An NCP delegation consisting of the top brass, including party supremo Sharad Pawar, met Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan late on Sunday night and said that if he doesn’t act on the issues close to the party, they would have no option but to end the alliance.

According to a senior NCP leader, the delegation comprised Sharad Pawar, Deputy CM Ajit Pawar, state Excise Minister Ganesh Naik, state unit chief Bhaskar Jadhav and Minister of State Sachin Ahir.