Supriya Sule dismisses BJP alliance buzz, says INDIA bloc will study delimitation Bill

Nationalist Congress Party Sharadchandra Pawar working president Supriya Sule on Wednesday rejected speculation about any backchannel talks with the Bharatiya Janata Party BJP asserting that recent meetings between party leaders and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis were official and issuebasedAddressing a press conference in Mumbai Sule said the NCP SP would formulate its position on the proposed delimitation exercise only after the Centre introduces the legislation in Parliament She added that the INDIA bloc would collectively deliberate on the Bill before taking a final standJayant Patils meeting with Fadnavis was official says SuleSule dismissed political speculation surrounding senior NCP SP leader Jayant Patils meeting with Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis at his official residence VarshaAccording to her Patil had sought an appointment with the Chief Minister to discuss action taken against an NCP SP municipal council president and there was nothing unusual about the meetingJayant Patil officially sought time from the chief minister went in his car and returned in his car There was nothing secretive about the meeting If you want to know who else met the chief minister at his residence you should ask the chief minister not me she saidThe meeting had triggered speculation after leaders from both the ruling NCP and the Opposition NCP SP separately met Fadnavis late on TuesdayRejects speculation about joining ruling allianceResponding to reports suggesting that the NCP SP could join the ruling alliance Sule described such claims as speculativeThe chief minister alone decides who gets which portfolio All these reports about the finance department or meetings at Varsha are speculative Only the chief minister can answer such questions she saidShe also urged people not to interpret every political or personal interaction as part of a larger political strategyMy breakfast yesterday was with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath during the One Nation One Election meeting Later I met MPs Dimple Yadav and Akhilesh Yadav because we share family relations Every meeting should not be interpreted as political plotting she saidINDIA bloc to discuss delimitation after Bill is introducedOn the proposed delimitation exercise Sule said the Opposition alliance had not received any formal proposal from the Centre and would decide its position only after the Bill is introducedWe have not received any proposal on delimitation Once the bill comes we will discuss it in detail within the INDIA alliance We had earlier demanded the formula in writing We cannot comment without seeing the legislation she saidWATCH Mumbai NCPSCP MP Supriya Sule says We have neither held discussions with anyone regarding delimitation nor has anyone approached us about it We will formulate our stance once the bill is introduced However we will discuss any upcoming bill in detail withinhellip pictwittercom2fsSNfFKPXmdash ANI ANI July 15 2026Sule further addressed speculation through a post on X stating that recent media reports attributing a definitive stand to the NCPSP on delimitation are ldquoinaccurate and speculativerdquo She emphasised that the party will formulate its position only after the Centre introduces the legislation in Parliament and after detailed consultations within the INDIA allianceRecent reports appearing in sections of the media regarding the stand of the Nationalist Congress Party Sharadchandra Pawar NCPspeaks on the issue of delimitation are inaccurate and speculative I wish to clarify that neither I nor the party has had any official discussionhellipmdash Supriya Sule supriya_sule July 15 2026She reiterated that the INDIA bloc would take a collective decision after examining the proposed legislation We have neither held discussions with anyone regarding delimitation nor has anyone approached us about it We will formulate our stance once the bill is introduced However we will discuss any upcoming bill in detail within the INDIA alliance Parties like the DMK SP and ourselves had stated that we would consider the 50 quota issue The INDIA alliance did not demand the delimitation we demand that 33 reservation for women should be implemented During the previous Budget Session Kiren Rijiju had invited Asaduddin Owaisi me and Arvind Sawant He was inviting parties individually and we met with the countrys Home Minister Amit Shah and Kiren Rijiju Under Mallikarjun Kharges leadership we wrote to Amit Shah requesting that they invite us all togetherSule also cautioned that any delimitation exercise should strictly follow constitutional and legal provisions rather than political considerationsAffirms unity within NCP SPSule dismissed rumours of divisions within her party and asserted that all elected representatives remain united under the leadership of Sharad PawarI dont have so much spare time to indulge in gossip I dont believe in sources I believe in reality Let me reassure you that all 8 MPs of NCPSP and all our MLAs we stick together Whatever decisions we will be taking please understand NCPSP is a party where Sharad Pawar not only leads it he invests in everybody and he listens His biggest strength as a leader is that he is an amazing listenerWATCH Mumbai NCPSCP MP Supriya Sule says All 8 MPs of NCP SP and all our MLAs we stick together The NCP is a party where Sharad Pawar not only leads it he invests in everybody and he listens pictwittercomkpRFsPYQKpmdash ANI ANI July 15 2026She also recalled that her late brother Ajit Pawar had favoured dialogue between the two NCP factionsVIDEO Mumbai Responding to a question during a press conference NCP SP leader Supriya Sule says I dont have so much spare time to indulge in gossip I dont believe in sources I believe in reality Let me reassure you that all 8 MPs of NCPSP and all our MLAs wehellip pictwittercommGHrB8NE5vmdash Press Trust of India PTI_News July 15 2026Till my brother Ajit Pawar was alive was there dialogue 100 per cent Was it my brothers last wish for all of us to come together Yes it was It was my brothers last wish for both the NCPs to work together and be together Unfortunately my brother passed awayRaises national issues ahead of Parliament sessionSule said she would attend the INDIA bloc meeting in New Delhi on July 19 and the allparty meeting convened by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on July 20 ahead of the Monsoon Session of ParliamentShe said the NCP SP would seek discussions on the countrys water crisis farmers issues and the Centres economic strategy in light of the evolving global situationThe Baramati MP also demanded an impartial investigation into alleged irregularities in the Ladki Bahin scheme and expressed concern over allegations of corruption in the Ram temple project in AyodhyaReiterating the Opposition alliances approach Sule said the INDIA bloc would take a collective position on important national legislation only after detailed consultationsThis is a very important bill for the country and we will decide together what is in the national interest she said