Launching a verbal attack on Nationalist Congress Party (SCP) supremo Sharad Pawar over his recent remarks on the possibility of the regional parties getting closer to Congress in the coming years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while addressing a public meeting in Maharashtra's Nandurbar on Friday, said it was an indication that 'duplicate NCP' and 'duplicate Shiv Sena' have decided to merge with Congress.
'Regional parties will associate with Congress': Sharad Pawar
While discussing the possibility of a reshaping of Opposition politics after the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, veteran politician Sharad Pawar recently said that regional parties would move closer or, in some cases, even merge with the Congress.
In an interview with The Indian Express, Pawar, one of the most important Opposition leaders, said, 바카라In the next couple of years, several regional parties will associate more closely with the Congress. Or they may look at the option of merging with the Congress if they believe that is the best for their party.바카라
Including his party's ally Shiv Sena (UBT), the 83-year-old politician said in his interview, 바카라Even Uddhav (Thackeray) is positive바카라about working together (with like-minded parties). I have seen his thinking바카라it is just like ours.바카라
Answering the question on whether the speculation was also applicable for his own party, the NCP, the chief of the NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) said, 바카라I don바카라t see any difference between the Congress and us바카라.Ideologically, we belong to the Gandhi, Nehru line of thinking.바카라
바카라I am not saying anything now바카라Without consulting colleagues, I shouldn바카라t say anything. Ideologically, we are close to them (the Congress) 바카라 any decision on strategy or the next steps will be taken collectively. It is difficult to adjust (with) or digest (Narendra ) Modi바카라, he further added.
Sharad Pawar's comments on regional parties getting closer to Congress came at a time when several regional parties are undergoing a transition of power to the second generation of leaders including Samajwadi Party (SP), Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Lok Janshakti Party (LJP), Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP), Telugu Desam Party (TDP), and Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS).
