Political circles were abuzz after Sunetra Pawar, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar`s wife and the NCP`s probable candidate from the Baramati Lok Sabha constituency, met Congress veteran and Sharad Pawar`s old rival Anantrao Thopte.

Sunetra Pawar met Thopte, a former Maharashtra minister, at his home in Bhor on Friday, said his son and local Congress MLA Sangram Thopte.