A late-night discussion between some of the Nationalist Congress Party’s (NCP) senior leaders and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in Mumbai has given rise to speculation about what exactly is happening inside the NCP, which has 41 members in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.

State cabinet minister Chhagan Bhujbal, former minister Dhananjay Munde and a few other leaders from the NCP met CM Fadnavis at his residence on Monday night.

There has been a buzz in Mumbai about which way the NCP is headed, whether there will be a split in the party or if some of its leaders may leave the party and align with the BJP.

Political churn in Maharashtra

Maharashtra has seen a lot of political turmoil in the past few years. The general feeling was that since the election season was over and the state was not likely to face any big elections for the next three years, the political scene would remain calm.

However, what is being witnessed is constant political turbulence and multiple parties being in flux.

Just a few weeks ago, there was a buzz that some MPs of Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena might decide to align with the NDA. However, that turned out to be a rumour.

This time round, there is wider speculation about what some of the leaders in........

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