The bitterness between the Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party and the Congress is likely to grow in the coming days. It started with the Rajya Sabha elections in Gujarat, which saw senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel narrowly escaping defeat. Following this, Pawar skipped a meeting of opposition parties called by Congress chief Sonia Gandhi. The selection of Prithviraj Chavan as chief minister started the second spell of trouble between Congress and NCP. He will also wait for the outcome of the assembly elections in the next two years ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

Source: Hindustan Times August 14, 2017 13:15 UTC