PM Modi, Sharad Pawar Meet For Nearly 50 Minutes

Sharad Pawar, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief, met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the latter's residence. The meeting last 50 minutes, sources said. "Rajya Sabha MP Shri Sharad Pawar met PM Narendra Modi," the Prime Minister's Office tweeted, along with a photo of the two leaders meeting. The meeting comes days after the veteran politician from Maharashtra denied that he is a candidate for post of the President -- speculation triggered by election analyst Prashant Kishor's meeting with the Gandhis.