Overview
- Ajit Pawar’s NCP and Sharad Pawar’s NCP(SP) will contest head-to-head in the Baramati Municipal Council election on December 2, with NCP(SP) aligned to the MVA and Ajit Pawar’s NCP running independently.
- Yugendra Pawar is steering NCP(SP)’s Baramati strategy, while Supriya Sule and Ajit Pawar have clarified that Yugendra and Jay Pawar will not be candidates.
- The BJP has expanded its footprint in Baramati, fielding nearly 30 candidates on the lotus symbol according to local reporting.
- In Mumbai, Congress leaders met Sharad Pawar to propose a BMC alliance with NCP(SP), and Pawar said he will convene a joint meeting next week to discuss the proposal.
- Within the ruling Mahayuti, Eknath Shinde raised poaching and unity concerns with Amit Shah and JP Nadda, and Ajit Pawar met Devendra Fadnavis as partners seek to manage tensions before the polls.