Why BJP is Getting Closer To Sharad Pawar?

It's not a secret that Sharad Pawar is having a very close relationship with the top leadership of the BJP. The leadership of the NCP sometimes extend their mature advice in politics to the BJP on some very complex situations source says. Sharad Pawar is also a political mentor to Rahul Gandhi and works as a bridge between I.N.D.I.A. leaders and Rahul Gandhi source says. When relations between Mamta Banerjee and Rahul Gandhi became sour, it was Sharad Pawar who brought both on table to discuss and sort out differences source says. The BJP feels that Rahul is still immature in politics and taking Sharad Pawar out of the I.N.D.I.A. would automatically disintegrate the coalition source says.

Probably Sharad Pawar has been assured that his coming with the NDA would help in getting rid of all the cases and the frequent questioning of the agencies in due course source says. The NCP has three MPs and coming together will help in strengthening the NDA in parliament source says. Moreover, the Rajya Sabha term of Sharad Pawar is ending in April and with the current strength of his own 10 MLAs, 20 of Uddhav's, and 16 of Congress, renomination would be difficult because 35 is the minimum number required and Uddhav wants to send his party leader to the Rajya Sabha source says.

If both the NCP join, the 41 MLAs of Ajit Pawar's faction would help the senior Pawar to go to the Rajya Sabha easily source says. With all these possibilities senior Pawar is slightly inclined towards the offer but nothing is sure in politics source says.