Is Sharad Pawar’s NCP warming up to the Centre on the contentious delimitation bill that was defeated in Parliament in April after the government failed to muster two-thirds majority support?

Party MP and Sharad Pawar’s daughter Supriya Sule on Wednesday hinted that NCP (SP) may support the bill if the government introduces a significant amendment to increase Lok Sabha and Assembly seats across states by 50 percent.

“Give the 50 percent condition on paper, then we will discuss,” Sule said at a press conference.

Sule also revealed that she attended an all-party meeting called by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju to discuss the bill, which was also attended by Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

She claimed the government has a proposal to include the 50% cap in the bill.

“The bill is still not with us. I can’t speak on the bill unless it is with us,” she said.