NCP SP leader Sharad Pawar on Tuesday (July 28, 2026) put an end to speculations about the likely merger between the Nationalist Congress Party and the Nationalist Congress Party Sharadchandra Pawar group. Recently, NCP MP Parth Pawar met Sharad Pawar in Delhi. That Praful Patel was present during the meeting was a coincidence, a party leader claimed. On July 27, NCP leader Sunil Tatkare met Union Minister Amit Shah in Delhi. The group believes that the two parties can stay together under the leadership of Sharad Pawar.