Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan on Wednesday said he agreed with NCP (SP) president Sharad Pawar's 'merger' remarks on possible merger or close association of regional outfits with the grand old party going forward, reported news agency PTI.

However, everything will depend on the June 4 results of the ongoing Lok Sabha polls, maintained the former Maharashtra chief minister. In an interview to a leading daily, Sharad Pawar predicted that in the next couple of years, several regional parties will associate more closely with the Congress, or even merge with it, reported PTI.