The rift between the Congress and Nationalist Congress Party just widened a bit more after reports surfaced that NCP supremo Sharad Pawar would be meeting Janta Dal (U) leader and Bihar CM Nitish Kumar and CPM leader Sitaram Yechury on February 9, fuelling rumours that NCP will align with the Third Front for the upcoming elections.

Sources said the NCP was unhappy with Congress over the seat-sharing exercise. File pic