Sharad Pawar’s meeting with PM Modi during the Parliament sessions… What’s the hidden agenda?

A key political meeting took place in Delhi right when the monsoon session of Parliament was underway. NCP Chief Sharad Pawar and the party’s Working President Supriya Sule met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Parliament. With this, everyone’s attention shifted toward this meeting. This encounter has sparked a new debate in Maharashtra politics, reviving speculation that the Sharad Pawar-led NCP (SP) might support the NDA in the future.

This meeting assumed political significance as it took place at a time when opposition MPs were holding protests against the government outside Parliament. However, during the meeting, Sharad Pawar submitted a memorandum to PM Modi on farmers’ issues.

The Modi government has decided to introduce key bills in Parliament and is in the process of gathering support for them. Sharad Pawar’s meeting with PM Modi at this precise moment has gained political importance.

This meeting comes in the backdrop of the government’s efforts to mobilize a two-thirds majority in Parliament for the Delimitation Bill, which the Centre intends to reintroduce during the ongoing monsoon session.

The NCP had previously indicated that it might support the bill if the government gives a written assurance of a 50 percent increase in seats for all sections. “Put the condition of a 50 percent seat increase on paper, then we will discuss,” Supriya Sule said at a press conference last week.