Everything was aligned, except one final step. Full details of NCP merger talks revealed

Shrikant PandeyPune, Feb. 5 -- Almost all aspects of the merger between the two Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) factions had been finalised, except one. However, the entire process came to a halt following the untimely death of Ajit Pawar in a plane crash, senior party sources have said.

Revealing detailed information about the discussions held on the proposed merger of the two factions of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), the sources told UNI that only holding talks with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was still pending, as the NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar faction) had demanded a share in power.

But the death of Deputy CM Ajit Pawar in a plane crash on January 28 has put a halt to the process, sources said.

Discussions on the merger b...