Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar was determined to bring together the two factions of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and the merger was just days away from being announced, a close associate has revealed. Kiran Gujar, who had been with Ajit Pawar since the mid-1980s, told PTI that the late leader had spoken to him about the impending unification only five days before the tragic plane crash on Wednesday (January 28). “He was one hundred per cent keen on merging both the factions. He told me five days ago that the entire process was complete and that the merger would take place within the next few days,” Gujar added.
Ajit Pawar was keen on merger of two NCP factions before the fatal plane crash, claims close aide
