India, July 17 -- A day after senior leaders from NCP and NCP (SP) met chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, NCP national president Sunetra Pawar expressed her displeasure for being excluded from the information chain, people aware of the matter in NCP said on Thursday.

During a meeting held at Devgiri, the deputy chief minister's official residence, on Wednesday, she is believed to have sought an explanation from the party's state president Sunil Tatkare regarding the purpose of the meeting. Apart from Tatkare, other senior leaders such as Chhagan Bhujbal, Anil Patil and Parth Pawar were also present in the meeting, an NCP insider revealed. The development underscores the deepening rift among leaders of the party, which is a part of the BJP...