India, June 7 -- Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) state unit president Sunil Tatkare on Friday ruled out merger with the Sharad Pawar-led faction in the state citing no official proposal has been received yet.

Tatkare was speaking to the media after reviewing the preparations for the party's foundation day ceremony to be held at the Balewadi sports complex on June 10.

"There has been no discussion or proposal on the two rival Nationalist Congress Party factions coming together. We have decided to be part of the Mahayuti alliance comprising the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena for the next five years. Many leaders will join our party in the next few months," he said.

The leader said that unlike the Lok Sa...