Mumbai, July 15 -- The corridors of power in Maharashtra are ablaze with intense speculation following a high-stakes, late-night meeting at Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis's official residence, 'Varsha'.

In a development that has sent shockwaves through the state's political landscape, senior leaders from both factions of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) were reported at the CM's residence on Tuesday night, fueling rumours of a dramatic realignment of power.

The meeting saw NCP (Sharad Chandra Pawar) leader Jayant Patil in attendance alongside top leaders from the ruling NCP (Ajit Pawar faction), including Praful Patel and Sunil Tatkare. While the exact nature of the deliberations remains shrouded in mystery, the optics of these riva...