Bharatiya Janata Party leaders and the Sunetra Pawar camp are discussing a possible Nationalist Congress Party merger or a closer alliance arrangement. The reported purpose is to increase parliamentary strength and improve bargaining power before the upcoming delimitation exercise.
The discussion sits in Maharashtra's shifting coalition politics. The reported calculations include finance portfolio expectations, the post-Pawar political arithmetic, and the Bharatiya Janata Party's interest in expanding its social base.
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