Was Ajit Pawar keen on merger of two NCP factions? close aide makes big revelation A close aide has revealed that Ajit Pawar was fully committed to merging the two NCP factions and had prepared an entire roadmap for the unified party. Talks with senior leaders, including Sharad Pawar and Supriya Sule, were moving in a positive direction, the aide added. Merger plan discussed before civic pollsGujar added that Ajit Pawar had even shared his intention with select journalists during the recent civic polls, which both NCP factions contested in alliance. Ajit had said he wanted the merger to be formalised while his uncle, Sharad Pawar, remained in good health.