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Supreme Court Deadline Spurs Pawar Factions’ Pune Push for Civic Polls

Unsettled alliances, seat-sharing loom over the NCP’s Pune campaign.

Meanwhile, Ajit Pawar recently conducted a ‘jansamvad’ in Hadapsar, attended by over 4,000 citizens. (Hindustan Times)
Pawar was addressing a workers’ meeting of the NCP (SP) city unit at Mahatma Phule Auditorium, Wanowrie, in the run-up to the civic elections. Senior leaders and a large number of party workers were present. (File photo)

Overview

  • India’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered Maharashtra to complete long-delayed local body elections by January 31, 2026, and rebuked the State Election Commission for earlier non-compliance.
  • Sharad Pawar addressed an NCP (SP) workers’ review meeting at Mahatma Phule Auditorium in Wanowrie to sharpen preparations for municipal and Zilla Parishad contests.
  • He said the party has not decided whether to contest alone or with Maha Vikas Aghadi partners and cautioned that any tie-up would involve giving up seats.
  • Ajit Pawar conducted a two-day outreach in Hadapsar, including a jansamvad drawing over 4,000 people where officials from 30 departments handled citizen grievances on the spot.
  • Pune—especially Hadapsar, a traditional NCP stronghold—has become the focal point as the rival factions mount parallel campaigns for the Pune Municipal Corporation and other local bodies.