Overview
- Rohit Pawar confirmed that NCP(SP) will ally with Ajit Pawar’s NCP for the Pune Municipal Corporation polls, mirroring Sunday’s joint plan for Pimpri-Chinchwad.
- A Pune seat-sharing formula of 125 wards for the Ajit Pawar-led NCP and 40 for NCP(SP) was reported by local party officials, with formal lists yet to be released.
- NCP(SP) leaders said the partners will contest on their respective symbols after earlier friction over a common emblem, and noted Sharad Pawar was not involved in the decision.
- In Mumbai, the Ajit Pawar-led NCP is contesting the BMC independently and has announced its first 37 candidates, with plans to field around 100 in total.
- The Maharashtra civic polls are set for January 15 with counting on January 16, and nominations for all corporations close on December 30.