India, July 18 -- Amid growing buzz of the two factions of the Nationalist Congress Party's possible merger, NCP chief Sunetra Pawar and her elder son, Rajya Sabha MP Parth Pawar, have resolved to oppose such a move. However, if forced into a merger by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the mother and son will fight to stay in charge. On the other hand, a section of leaders in the party is trying to isolate the mother-son duo by garnering support from a majority of legislators for the merger between NCP and the Sharad Pawar-led NCP (SP), said people aware of developments.

During this volatile period, Parth Pawar met chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday evening - right after senior NCP leaders, Praful Patel and Sunil Tatkare, met t...