Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar met his uncle, NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar, in a closed-door meeting at Vasantdada Sugar Institute after nearly two years of their split. Post the meeting, they attended the institute’s AGM. Ajit’s absence from past VSI meetings was due to his focus on party expansion. Rohit Pawar expressed hope for a family reunion.
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