Highly placed sources indicated that the Pawar family has decided to avoid contesting against each other, as internal rivalries weaken their political influence and create space for opponents.
The merger has made some NCP (SP) leaders uneasy, as they do not want to work again under the leadership of Ajit Pawar who has establised an alliance with the BJP.
Asked if she is remembering Ajit Pawar on the Nationalist Congress Party's 26th foundation day, Sule told reporters that she has six brothers and she remembers them every day.
