New Delhi, Dec. 27 -- Nationalist Congress Party-Sharadchandra Pawar (NCP SP) leader Azam Pansare said on Saturday that Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar met him after a long time. Pansare's statement came amid buzz over a possible alliance between the two rivals for the upcoming civic polls.

After holding the meeting with Ajit Pawar, Pansare told news agency ANI, "We wish to have an alliance [between NCP SP and NCP]... He told me that a decision will be taken soon."

"Ajit Pawar came to meet me after a long time. We had a lot of discussions on general issues...," Pansare said.

Different leaders have been issuing different statements regarding the "temporary alliance" between Sharad Pawar's and Ajit Pawar's NCP factions.

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