India, Nov. 14 -- Supriya Sule, working president of Nationalist Congress Party - Sharadchandra Pawar (NCP-SP), on Saturday ruled out possibility of a merger with the Sunetra Pawar-led faction, asserting that a "full stop" was put to the matter following her cousin brother Ajit Pawar's demise.

Ajit died in a plane crash in January this year near Baramati in Pune, following which his wife Sunetra took the reins of the party.

Clarifying that no communication or proposal has been received from the rival faction via "phone, WhatsApp, SMS, letter, or email," Sule said discussions about reuniting ended permanently with Ajit's death.

"As long as my brother was alive, yes, there were discussions about a merger, and a date had been decided. Lea...