Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], On Praful Patel's claim that Sharad Pawar is ready to join hands with BJP in 2023, NCP-SCP national spokesperson Clyde Crast said that there is no truth in the statements made by him. . "This statement is meaningless and has no value and there is no truth in it. All these statements are being made only to increase their value because BJP is treating Ajit Pawar group as if they are nothing ... If that were the case, Clyde Crasto said, "they would have happened a long time ago." He further said that rallies were organized by the BJP in Maharashtra. Was given, there was only a lotus symbol.He said, "There is no point in talking like this right now. Everyone in the country knows that if you want value and free publicity, then all you have to do is not take the name of Sharad Pawar. People start looking at you and People from the press start coming to you. Earlier, on whether Sharad Pawar wanted to go with BJP or not after Ajit Pawar's swearing-in in July 2023, Nationalist Congress Party's Prafulla said. Patel said, "2 On July 2023, when Ajit Pawar and our ministers took oath with the Maharashtra government.On 15-16 July we met Sharad Pawar and requested him to join us. Later, Ajit Pawar and Sharad Pawar met in Pune. He was also 50% ready...Shara Pawar always hesitates at the last moment...If in 1996 Pawar had agreed to the suggestions of HD Deve Gowda, he could have become PM. Sharad Pava would have become PM in 1996 itself if he had not hesitated. Notably, Lok Sabha elections will be held in the state in five phases from April 19 to May 20. In the first phase on April 19, voting will be held in Ramtek, Nagpur, Bhandara-Gondiya Gadchiroli-Chimur and Chandrapur. Voting will be held in the second phase on April 26 in Buldhana, Akola, Amravati Wardha, Yavatmal-Washim, Hingoli, Nanded and Parbhani.Voting will be held in Raigarh, Baramati, Osmanabad, Latur, Solapur, Madha, Sangli Satara, Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg and Kolhapur. Voting will be held in the third phase on May 7. In the fourth phase, voting will be held on May 13 in Nandurbhar, Jalgaon, Raver, Jalna Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Maval, Pune, Shirur, Ahmednagar, Beed and Shirdi. Dhule, Dindori, Nashik, Palghar, Kalyan, Thane, Mumbai North, Mumbai North-West, Mumbai North-East, Mumbai North-Central, Mumbai South and Mumbai South-Central will vote in the last phase on May 20. Counting of votes will take place on June 4.