"PM Modi had insisted on working together with me, as on some issues we have similar opinions. But I refused his offer," Sharad Pawar told a regional news channel. "Modi told me that my political experience would be helpful for him to run the government. We both share similar opinions on some national issues, hence he made the offer," Pawar said.

from Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/had-offer-from-pm-to-work-together-but-i-refused-sharad-pawar/articleshow/72336790.cms