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NCP Factions Unite for Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad Civic Polls in Local-Only Pact

The rival groups will field candidates on their own symbols under a worker-driven arrangement limited to the two city corporations.

Ajit Pawar and Sharad Pawar before the NCP split.
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Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani being felicitated by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar during the inauguration of the Sharadchandra Pawar Centre of Excellence in Artificial Intelligence at Vidya Pratishthan, in Baramati on Sunday. Nationalist Congress Party-Sharadchandra Pawar, Sharad Pawar, also present (ANI)

Overview

  • Rohit Pawar said the Sharad Pawar-led NCP (SP) will join the Ajit Pawar-led NCP for the Pune Municipal Corporation, a day after Ajit Pawar announced a similar tie-up for Pimpri-Chinchwad.
  • Leaders from both sides stressed there is no merger and that the understanding applies only to Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad civic elections.
  • Candidates will run on their respective symbols — the Clock for Ajit Pawar’s NCP and the Tutari for NCP (SP) — in mutually allotted wards.
  • Seat-sharing talks were described as largely finalised though detailed lists were not released, with nominations closing on December 30 and voting set for January 15 and counting on January 16.
  • The move triggered recalibration by Maha Vikas Aghadi partners, as Congress and Shiv Sena (UBT) announced a joint plan for Pune, while critics such as Sanjay Raut sought clarity on the tie-up’s implications and Rohit Pawar said Sharad Pawar was not directly involved.