MLA of Ajit group meets Sharad Pawar

PUNE: Atul Benke, an MLA of the Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party, on Saturday met NCP (SP) president Sharad Pawar here.

The development sparked off speculation as it came days after Ajit Gavhane, Pimpri-Chinchwad unit chief of the Ajit Pawar-led party, resigned along with two former corporators.

Benke, MLA from Junnar in Pune district, met Sharad Pawar at the residence of Shirur MP and NCP (SP) leader Amol Kolhe.