Hurdles are emerging in the merger process of the two factions of the Nationalist Congress Party. Sunetra Pawar and Parth Pawar are not immediately in favour of this merger. Amidst these developments, Parth Pawar held meetings for two consecutive days at Sharad Pawar's residence, Silver Oak, in Mumbai.

Appointments and leadership concerns

Senior party leaders are reportedly upset over appointments made by Parth Pawar, who appointed Zeeshan Siddique as the Mumbai city president and Umesh Patil as the chief spokesperson.

On the other hand, Dilip Walse-Patil, Chhagan Bhujbal, Sunil Tatkare and Dhananjay Munde met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi. During this meeting, the issue of returning the finance department, previously held by Ajit Pawar, back to the NCP was raised.

Delhi meetings and health updates

According to Sunil Tatkare, the merger process has stalled due to the demise of Ajit Pawar. Meanwhile, Sharad Pawar was admitted to a private hospital in Pune following complaints of chest pain.