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Pawar, some CMs likely at Sonia Gandhi's meeting for common Oppn strategy

Top Opposition leaders including some chief ministers are expected to attend a virtual meeting called by Sonia Gandhi Friday amid efforts to evolve a common strategy against NDA government,

Relax 50% cap on quota, hold caste-based census: Sharad Pawar to Centre

NCP president Sharad Pawar on Monday asked the Centre to undertake a caste-based census and relax the 50 per cent cap on reservations to ensure social justice.

M K Stalin, Uddhav Thackeray, Sharad Pawar may attend Sonia's Oppn meet

Banerjee, too, had made a pitch for Opposition unity last month

Pawar writes to PM on differences in amendments in Banking Regulation Act

NCP president Sharad Pawar wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, pointing out certain inconsistencies and resulting legal inefficacy of normative provisions of Banking Regulation Act.

Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar meets PM Modi in Delhi today

NCP president Sharad Pawar met Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Saturday

Rajnath Singh meets AK Antony and Sharad Pawar, briefs them on Ladakh row

The defence minister briefed them about the border row with China in eastern Ladakh as well as the current situation in the region, people familiar with the development said.

Not a candidate for presidential election, says Pawar amid speculation

NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Wednesday indicated that he won't be a candidate for the Presidential election, party sources said. The sources said Pawar feels that the election result for someone contesting against the candidate of a party which has overwhelming numbers in Parliament will be a foregone conclusion. The sources said the speculation about Pawar being in the fray for the presidential poll followed his meetings with political strategist Prashant Kishor. No political discussion was held during those meetings, the sources said, adding the presidential election wasn't discussed. NCP minister Nawab Malik said there has been no discussion within the party on the presidential poll.

Next speaker of Maharashtra assembly will be from Congress: Sharad Pawar

NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Sunday said the three constituents of the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi have decided that the next speaker of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly will be from the Congress party.

Agri universities important for strengthening economy: Sharad Pawar

He was speaking at a function to virtually inaugurate the D Y Patil Agriculture and Technical University located at Talsande in Maharashtra's Kolhapur district.

MVA govt on the edge with relation between allies on constant simmer

The Shiv Sena and the NCP suspect that either of them may walk into the waiting arms of the BJP. The Congress feels that the Sena and the NCP may eventually team up and marginalise it

MVA govt running smoothly, will complete its full term: Sharad Pawar

NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Sunday said the Shiv Sena-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government in Maharashtra was running smoothly and it would complete its full five-year term. Speaking to reporters at Baramati, his hometown in the district, Pawar said when this government (in which his own party and the Congress are constituents) came into existence, it was decided that it will run on a "common programme". "When a government is run, it is bound to face some issues. So it was decided then that in order to find a solution to the issues, there has to be a mechanism, said the veteran leader, who is said to be the chief architect of the Uddhav Thackeray-led dispensation that was formed after the 2019 Assembly elections. It was decided to give the responsibility to some leaders from three parties and as per the mechanism, Balasaheb Thorat and Ashok Chavan from Congress, Eknath Shinde and Subhash Desai from Shiv Sena and Ajit Pawar and Jayant Patil from NCP were given this responsibility, ..

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CWC member backs Shiv Sena's pitch for Rahul Gandhi & Pawar joining hands

Congress Working Committee member Dinesh Gundu Rao backed the Shiv Sena's pitch for his party leader Rahul Gandhi joining hands with NCP chief Sharad Pawar to align all opposition parties together

Rahul should join hands with Pawar to bring Oppn parties together: Sena

The Shiv Sena said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi should join hands with NCP chief Pawar to align all opposition parties together to take on the ruling BJP at the Centre

Now, Rashtra Manch to invite leaders from the Congress to next meet

Samajwadi Party leader Ghanshyam Tiwari told Business Standard that a 'decision' not to invite the Congress party to the meeting was just a "rumour"

Sharad Pawar hosts meeting of opposition leaders to discuss various issues

This comes amid heightened speculation about the possibility of a third front against the ruling BJP

Sharad Pawar calls opposition meeting on Tuesday, excludes Congress

While the move is not without its internal political contradictions, "much more than Narendra Modi, it is the Congress that needs to worry", said a former Congress chief minister

Working to unite Opposition: NCP on Sharad Pawar-Prashant Kishor meet

NCP chief Sharad Pawar is working to unite all opposition leaders, party spokesperson Nawab Malik said while commenting on a meeting of Pawar with political strategist Prashant Kishor

NCP chief Sharad Pawar calls meet of Opposition leaders on Tuesday

Earlier, Sharad Pawar has met poll strategist Prashant Kishor, for the second time in ten days

Political strategist Prashant Kishor meets Pawar; sets off speculation

Kishor on Friday called on NCP president Sharad Pawar at the latter's residence