Baramati, July 18 -- Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday chose to stay quiet amid reports of a possible split within his party's ranks, firmly deflecting the speculation by stating, "That's not the subject to talk about right now."

The veteran leader's guarded response marks a notable shift in tone from June, when he confidently dismissed rumours of internal friction by asserting that while rival factions like the Shiv Sena (UBT) had fractured, his own camp remained entirely intact, declaring, "Shiv Sena (UBT) MPs have split, but none of our MPs will split."

Notably, Working President Supriya Sule also rejected any alliance, merger, or backdoor negotiations with the NDA.

In a post on X, Sule ...