•NCP (Sharad Pawar faction) leaders skipped a key MVA meeting at 'Shivalaya' in Mumbai, raising questions about the alliance's future.
•The meeting, attended by Shiv Sena (Uddhav Thackeray faction) and Congress leaders, was called to strategize for the upcoming legislative budget session.
•Prominent leaders like Bhaskar Jadhav, Ajay Chaudhary, Satej Patil, Anil Parab, Vijay Wadettiwar, and Amin Patel were present, but no major NCP leader attended.
•NCP's absence fuels speculation about internal disagreements, possibly over the merger issue or brewing political equations.
•Disputes within MVA regarding upcoming Rajya Sabha elections and Congress's wait-and-watch approach on Sharad Pawar's name further indicate internal strife.
