Ajit Pawar rules out merger talks with Sharad Pawar, denies BJP ‘match-fixing’

Deputy CM Ajit Pawar indicated a potential reunion with his uncle Sharad Pawar, stating he believes in "addition, not subtraction" in politics. He admitted that the bitterness between the two NCP factions has subsided following their alliance for the Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad civic polls, making the contest against the BJP tighter.