Nationalist Congress Party president Sharad Pawar and his deputy chief minister nephew Ajit Pawar, who heads the group of rebel MLAs of the party, are believed to have met at the residence of a businessman in Pune on Saturday, sparking a buzz in Maharashtra political circles.
Nationalist Congress Party leader Amol Mitkari said, "It could be a family meeting between the two leaders".
Visuals aired by regional news channels showed Sharad Pawar arriving at the residence of the businessman in Koregaon Park area at around 1 pm.
He left by around 5 pm.
After nearly two hours, deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar was seen leaving the premises in a car at 6:45 pm while apparently trying to avoid cameras.
The visuals showed the car brushing the gate.
Maharashtra NCP president (Pawar faction) Jayant Patil is also believed to have attended the meeting.
Sharad Pawar and Ajit Pawar were in Pune on Saturday to attend various programmes separately.
BJP MLA Atul Bhatkhalkar said, "It is better to ask them (the Pawars and Jayant Patil) what transpired during the meeting".
Sharad Pawar and Ajit Pawar are family members, he added. -- PTI