Inside BJP’s plan for NCP: Merger, two Cabinet berths, NDA entry
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) proposed a merger between the two factions of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) while offering two Union Cabinet berths to maintain power balance. This strategy aims to keep the NCP as a separate entity within the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) to consolidate non-Brahmin and Maratha votes in Maharashtra. The BJP's approach comes as it seeks to secure parliamentary support for upcoming Constitution Amendment Bills.