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"There is no such proposal, either oral or in writing from anyone... When this does not concern us or him (Ajit Pawar), why should there be such speculative reports," BJP state chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule said. However, he said that anybody who is ready to accept the BJP's ideology is welcome to join the party, though ally and CM Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena leaders had aired differing views.

Dismissing the rumours circulating since the past few days, he aggressively countered to the volley of questions from mediapersons: "How many times do I have to deny all this... Should I now give you an affidavit?" Let me make it clear once and finally... I am with the NCP... Never have I indicated that I will support the.

"There's no truth in the talks about Ajit Pawar... He has not called any (MLAs) meetings today... We are all working unitedly to strengthen the NCP," Pawar said when besieged by mediapersons. "What's in your mind is not in our thoughts," added Pawar for added effect, amid unconfirmed reports claiming that Ajit Pawar commands the.

After Pawar's comments to a private Marathi TV channel, Shiv Sena (UBT) President Thackeray and MP Sanjay Raut rushed to meet the NCP chief at the latter's home late on Tuesday night. What transpired in the 75-minute long meeting is still not clear, though the NCP promptly released photos of Pawar, MP Supriya Sule, Thackeray and Raut, all looking cheerful and relaxed.

"I feel that instead of a JPC, a Supreme Court-appointed commission is more reliable and independent," Pawar said. Amid all these developments, taking the first step to unite the Opposition parties, Kharge recently rang leaders of various like-minded parties, including DMK's M.K. Stalin , Nitish Kumar.

It happened once again when the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)'s Leader of Opposition suddenly went incommunicado since Friday evening and allegedly "departed" for an undisclosed destination minus his security detail. By late night, there was unbridled speculation that the MVA would collapse, others claimed a dozen.

Justifying his stand, Pawar said: "It is a common sense that the JPC will have more members from the ruling party (BJP) since it has an overwhelming majority in Parliament. Hence, in terms of effect, the JPC would not be a balanced panel as against the Supreme Court appointed committee which has independent experts."

NCP chief spokesperson Mahesh Tapase said Fadnavis had said a few weeks ago how he had taken "revenge" and brought down the MVA Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray nine months ago. "Now, Health Minister Tanaji Sawant has also confirmed that a whopping 150 meetings have been held since 2019 between Fadnavis and Eknath Shinde, plotting to bring down the MVA," he said.

The 82-year-old leader recounted how, in the past few weeks, he has been touring different parts of the state and meeting a lot of people. "The masses conveyed to me that they are desirous of a change in the state... They want the Opposition parties to unite and achieve this," Pawar told mediapersons in Pune. He also met the Congress-Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) winner Ravindra.

"I read that your mother has been admitted to the hospital and am relieved to know that she is stable and recovering. I know how close you are with your beloved mother and the special bond you share with her and understand this difficult phase in your life," said Pawar, 82.