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Amid speculations over switch, BJP leader Harshvardhan Patil meets Pawar
Updated On: 27 August, 2024 10:53 PM IST | Pune | mid-day online correspondent
Harshvardhan Patil claimed that no political matters were discussed during the meeting with Sharad Pawar. There are speculations that Patil, who switched from the Congress to BJP before the 2019 Assembly elections, might rejoin the opposition NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar)
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BJP leader Harshvardhan Patil with Maharashtra Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis last month. Pic/X
Senior Maharashtra Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Harshvardhan Patil met Nationalist Congress Party (SP) president Sharad Pawar in Pune on Tuesday, fuelling speculation of a potential defection ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections. However, Patil claimed that no political matters were discussed during the meeting, PTI reported.
Patil, a former Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Indapur in Pune district, met Pawar at the Vasantdada Sugar Institute (VSI). There are speculations that Patil, who switched from the Congress to BJP before the 2019 Assembly elections, might rejoin the opposition NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar). This speculation arises from indications that the Indapur constituency, which Patil previously represented, may remain with the ruling NCP, led by Deputy Chief Minister (CM) Ajit Pawar, as part of the seat-sharing arrangement among the Mahayuti allies. Currently, Dattatray Bharne of NCP holds the Indapur MLA seat.
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