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NCP merger would have happened in February if Ajit Pawar were alive: Sunil Tatkare's big claim

The two factions of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) would have merged in February this year if Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar were alive, Sunetra Pawar faction's Sunil Tatkare has revealed. His remarks amid a viral video that showed Praful Patel meeting NCP(SP) chief Sharad Pawar at a hospital, fueling speculations of a merger again.