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Pawar Won't Merge NCP With Congress Before Polls: Munde

Beed: Claiming that Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar won't merge his party with Congress at least before the Lok Sabha elections, BJP leader Gopinath Munde today ruled out the BJP-Shiv Sena-RPI led `Maha-yuti' (mega-alliance) having

India TV News Desk India TV News Desk Updated on: February 16, 2014 21:50 IST
Similarly, Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana, led by Lok Sabha member Raju Shetty, will also be a part of NDA soon, the senior BJP leader said

To a query on police booking Athawale over Indu mill violence, Munde said, "This is an attempt to silence the voice of opposition. We won't be cowed down by such tactics."

On reports of differences among the alliance partners over Madha Lok Sabha seat (where Pawar won in 2009), Munde said the issue would be sorted out amicably.

"The Mahayuti's seat distribution will be finalised by this month-end," he said.

Rashtriya Samaj Party leader Mahadeo Jankar, a part of the Mahayuti, said he wanted to contest from Madha, but "some people in the alliance have hatched a conspiracy against me". "However, I joined the alliance because of my faith in Munde and will abide by whatever he says," Jankar added.
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