Decoding the Pawar plan
The question that has roiled Indian politics countless times over the past five decades was revived on Tuesday after the Nationalist Congress Party patriarch dramatically resigned as the chief of his party, prompting an outpouring of emotions among the NCP rank-and-file, only to partially walk back the decision later in the day and say he would reconsider the resignation. Various theories are swirling around – that he wants a bigger role in national politics, that he wants to outsmart his nephew and former Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar, that he wants to push his daughter and three-time MP Supriya Sule. Speculation has mounted over the past few weeks that a significant chunk of NCP lawmakers may be ready to jump ship, though Ajit Pawar has sought to scotch these rumours. Like he did in 1999 or 2004, Mr Pawar may see a larger role for himself in Delhi, and that may be driving his decision to recede from the everyday hurly burly of Maharashtra politics.
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