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Pawar Family Reunites at Adani-Backed AI Centre as NCP Factions Join for PCMC Polls

Adani cast Sharad Pawar as his mentor, signalling corporate backing as the factions negotiate civic poll seat-sharing.

Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani being felicitated by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar during the inauguration of the Sharadchandra Pawar Centre of Excellence in Artificial Intelligence at Vidya Pratishthan, in Baramati on Sunday. Nationalist Congress Party-Sharadchandra Pawar, Sharad Pawar, also present (ANI)
Adani hails Sharad Pawar as ‘mentor’ in Baramati as Pawar family reunites
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Overview

  • Ajit Pawar said the NCP and the Sharad Pawar-led NCP(SP) will contest the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation elections together, with seat-sharing details expected shortly.
  • Gautam Adani inaugurated the Sharadchandra Pawar Centre for Excellence in Artificial Intelligence in Baramati and announced a collaboration through an MoU with Vidya Pratishthan.
  • The AI centre has received ₹25 crore in funding from Adani, with the partnership focused on research, development and placements.
  • Sharad Pawar, Ajit Pawar, Supriya Sule, Sunetra Pawar and other family members shared the stage and later hosted Adani at Govind Baug, marking a rare public show of unity since the 2023 split.
  • Speculation about a broader rapprochement grew after the event, though senior leaders from both sides indicated a full merger is not on the cards, and opposition figures criticised the optics of Adani’s role.