Archive · 21 Aug 2026
Chavan urges Sharad Pawar to reject NDA alliance
Prithviraj Chavan asked Sharad Pawar’s party not to join the NDA.
He said the party should stay with the Maha Vikas Aghadi and INDIA bloc.
His comments came after people speculated about a meeting between Pawar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Chavan said Pawar follows a leftist ideology.
He also referred to the Phule-Shahu-Ambedkar philosophy.
Chavan argued that this did not fit with groups he associated with Manusmriti-based ideas.
Supriya Sule disagreed with how Congress leaders described her party.
She said Maharashtra Congress leaders may not be coordinating well with leaders at the national level.
Prithviraj Chavan urged NCP (SP) to remain with the Maha Vikas Aghadi and INDIA bloc.
Chavan’s comments followed speculation about Sharad Pawar joining the NDA.
The speculation arose after a meeting between Sharad Pawar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Chavan said Pawar’s leftist ideology and Phule-Shahu-Ambedkar philosophy were incompatible with Manusmriti-based ideologies.
Supriya Sule said Maharashtra Congress leaders often place her party in the wrong political category, possibly because of poor coordination with central Congress leaders.
- Who
- Former Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan, Sharad Pawar, Supriya Sule and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
- What
- Chavan urged Sharad Pawar’s NCP (SP) not to join the NDA, while Sule criticized the way Maharashtra Congress leaders characterized her party.
- When
- Friday; the articles do not provide a specific date.
- Where
- Nashik, Maharashtra.
- Why
- Chavan cited ideological concerns and urged NCP (SP) to remain with the Maha Vikas Aghadi and INDIA bloc; Sule attributed the characterization partly to possible coordination problems within Congress.
Remain with opposition alliances
Reject Congress’s characterization
Possible NDA alignment
Remain with opposition alliances
Prithviraj Chavan urged NCP (SP) and Sharad Pawar to stay with the Maha Vikas Aghadi and INDIA bloc rather than join the NDA.
Reject Congress’s characterization
The article reports speculation about an NDA tie-up after Pawar’s meeting with Narendra Modi, but does not state that Pawar or NCP (SP) had confirmed such a move.
Political labeling and ideology
Remain with opposition alliances
Chavan said Pawar’s leftist ideology and commitment to the Phule-Shahu-Ambedkar philosophy should prevent him from aligning with those Chavan associates with Manusmriti-based ideas.
Reject Congress’s characterization
Supriya Sule said Maharashtra Congress leaders repeatedly put her party in the wrong box, possibly because they lack coordination with Congress leaders at the central level.
- Main issue
- Speculation that NCP (SP) could join hands with the NDA.
- Chavan’s position
- NCP (SP) should remain with the Maha Vikas Aghadi and INDIA bloc.
- Political trigger
- A meeting between Sharad Pawar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
- Chavan’s ideological reference
- He described Pawar as a leader of leftist ideology who believes in the Phule-Shahu-Ambedkar philosophy.
- Sule’s response
- She said Maharashtra Congress leaders often put her party into the wrong political box.
- Location
- Nashik.