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‘Talks stopped after Ajit Pawar’s death’: Jayant Patil rules out NCP merger amid MVA impasse on Rajya Sabha seat

March 4, 2026

Senior Nationalist Congress Party (SP) leader and former minister Jayant Patil said on Wednesday that the possibility of a merger between the two NCPs is now over. “The possibility of a merger between two NCPs is over. The idea of merger was a brainchild of Ajit Pawar.

Jayant Patil’s statement comes in the backdrop of ongoing talks between the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) constituents for the seventh Rajya Sabha seat from the state. (Source: File)

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He was holding talks with both sides.
He is no more.
The talks have stopped since his death.
I don’t see these talks restarting in the future.
The merger is no longer on the agenda,” said Patil, while speaking to reporters at the legislative building.

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‘Talks stopped after Ajit Pawar’s death’: Jayant Patil rules out NCP merger amid MVA impasse on Rajya Sabha seat

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‘Talks stopped after Ajit Pawar’s death’: Jayant Patil rules out NCP merger amid MVA impasse on Rajya Sabha seat

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