Sources said most MLAs from both NCP factions back the merger, while Sharad Pawar is keen to bring back senior leaders Praful Patel and Sunil Tatkare to strengthen the party.
The 62-year-old leader, thrust into the political spotlight following the passing of the senior NCP figure, polled 2,18,969 votes, winning by a margin of 2,18,034.
There is a demand that for that lone seat junior Pawar should be considered, as he is capable of leading the party in the state council and can be the party’s youth face in the state.
Speaking for the first time on the crash, she said that she had many questions in her mind about the incident and that the doubts had to be cleared through a fair and impartial investigation.
Rohit Pawar had claimed that he had to lodge the 'Zero FIR' in Karnataka as the police in Maharashtra did not register a case on his complaint regarding the Baramati air crash.
