BJP denies Pawar-Modi meeting, says no to alliance with NCP

Amid talk of NCP giving mixed signals on its alliance with Congress for Lok Sabha polls, BJP denied there had been any meeting between Sharad Pawar and Narendra Modi.

New Delhi: Amid talk of NCP giving mixed signals on its alliance with Congress for Lok Sabha polls, BJP on Friday denied that there had been any meeting between Sharad Pawar and party leader Narendra Modi even as it dismissed any speculation of a likely tie up.
"As far as my knowledge goes, there was no meeting between the two," BJP President Rajnath Singh told reporters when asked to respond to talk that Pawar and Modi had met in Delhi recently.

The BJP chief replied in the negative when asked if the party was working on an alliance or any kind of electoral understanding with NC.

"There is no talk of an alliance with NCP," Singh said.

NCP today sent out conflicting signals on the issue of its alliance for Lok Sabha polls with party chief Pawar rubbishing reports that he had met Modi while senior party leader Praful Patel said that their "options are open".
"As far as my knowledge goes, there was no meeting between the two," BJP President Rajnath Singh told reporters when asked to respond to talk that Pawar and Modi had met in Delhi recently.

The BJP chief replied in the negative when asked if the party was working on an alliance or any kind of electoral understanding with NC.

"There is no talk of an alliance with NCP," Singh said.

NCP today sent out conflicting signals on the issue of its alliance for Lok Sabha polls with party chief Pawar rubbishing reports that he had met Modi while senior party leader Praful Patel said that their "options are open".

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