Mumbai, Nov. 14 -- Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) working president and MP Supriya Sule on Saturday said discussions about a possible merger between the two rival factions of the party had ended following the death of her brother and former Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar.

The remarks come amid speculation about a possible reunion between the two factions of the NCP.

Speaking at a press conference, Sule said, "The merger (of both factions of the party) was discussed until my brother (Ajit Pawar) was alive. The day he left us, it put a full stop to those discussions."

Ajit Pawar died on January 28 after the aircraft carrying him crashed while attempting to land at Baramati airport in Pune district.

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