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Talks betwixt the NCP (SP) and the Ajit Pawar-led ruling NCP implicit a imaginable confederation for the adjacent month's Pune civic polls look to person deed a dormant end, with the second not agreeing to the Sharad Pawar-led party's connection for contesting the elections connected their respective canvass symbols.
Elections to 29 municipal corporations successful Maharashtra, including Mumbai and Pune, volition beryllium held connected January 15. The past day to record the nominations is December 30.
Senior NCP (SP) person Ankush Kakade said his enactment enactment successful Pune met Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar connected Friday (December 26, 2025) but talks implicit the imaginable confederation for Pune civic polls could not progress.
"No talks could instrumentality spot implicit the confederation betwixt us. We went to conscionable the NCP leaders to convey that NCP (SP) volition contention the predetermination connected its awesome and they tin combat connected their awesome (if the confederation takes spot ). It seems they are not acceptable for this proposal," Mr. Kakade said.
He said the NCP (SP) moving president Supriya Sule is besides of the sentiment that since NCP (SP) has been with Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), the enactment volition similar to enactment with its confederation partners - Congress and Shiv Sena (UBT).
NCP's predetermination awesome is an analogue alarm clock, portion NCP (SP) has been allotted the awesome of a antheral blowing a 'turha' (traditional trumpet).
Two days back, NCP (SP) metropolis portion president, Prashant Jagtap resigned from the enactment amid the talks astir confederation betwixt 2 NCP factions. Jagtap joined Congress connected Friday (December 26).
According to Congress leaders, Jagtap refused to align with "communal forces" and chose their enactment without compromising connected ideology.
