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- Sharad Pawar said he has no information about Sunetra Pawar’s reported swearing-in as deputy chief minister and learnt about it through the media.
- He indicated that the decision, if any, was taken by NCP leaders like Praful Patel and Sunil Tatkare, not by him.
- Pawar said the late Ajit Pawar had wanted a merger of both NCP factions, but his death halted the planned unification.
Amid intense political twists, Sunetra Pawar is likely to be sworn in as Maharashtra’s deputy chief minister. However, NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday publicly distanced himself from the development, saying he learnt about it only through media reports.
 
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