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.