Is the battle between Sharad Pawar and Ajit Pawar for real?

New Delhi: Ajit Pawar pulled off a stunning revolt in the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Sunday, triggering a vertical split, and joined hands with the ruling Shiv Sena-BJP alliance in Maharashtra to become the deputy chief minister.

On Wednesday, he said he aspired to become the CM of the state and also took a jibe at NCP chief Sharad Pawar asking his 83-year-old uncle when will he retire from active politics.

While it appears to be a tough battle for control over the party between the uncle and nephew, many are not ready to believe the way things are unfolding. 

In a special episode, veteran journalists and political analysts – Shekhar Iyer, Aurangzeb Naqshbandi, Rajesh Ahuja and Niraj Sharma – reveal finer details of what went into the split of NCP.