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Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar connected Thursday (January 1, 2026) said his Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) is successful talks with the Shiv Sena, led by his adjacent Eknath Shinde, implicit spot sharing for Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad civic polls.
He was speaking to reporters aft paying tribute astatine the ‘Jay Stambh’ (victory pillar) adjacent Pune connected the 208th day of the Koregaon Bhima battle.
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Mr. Pawar said that though they are successful interaction with Shiv Sena implicit seats, the representation volition beryllium clearer aft the scrutiny of information papers and withdrawals by candidates. Earlier, the enactment had said it had tied up with Sharad Pawar's NCP(SP) for the 2 municipal corporations.
The NCP and the Shiv Sena are constituents of the ruling Mahayuti, on with the BJP, portion the NCP(SP) belongs to the Opposition bloc Maha Vikas Aghadi. However, successful this year's civic polls, State-level alliances person blurred with parties joining hands with rival camps successful respective cities.
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The information process for the January 15 polls began connected December 23 and ended connected December 30, 2025, portion January 2, 2026 is the past day for withdrawal of nominations. The last database of candidates volition beryllium published connected January 3, 2026.
Asked astir tickets fixed to immoderate candidates with transgression backgrounds, Mr. Pawar said they had stitched up an confederation with RPI (Sachin Kharat faction), and it was their telephone to nominate candidates arsenic per their choice. Tickets were fixed to Sonali Andekar, daughter-in-law of pack person Suryakant, alias Bandu Andekar, and his sister-in-law Laxmi Andekar successful Pune.
“We person already forged an confederation with RPI (Sachin Kharat faction). We are contesting successful confederation with NCP(SP) successful Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad. We are besides having talks with Shiv Sena person Uday Samant. Possibly, we volition travel to an knowing implicit immoderate seats with Shiv Sena for these civic bodies,” helium said.
Elections to 29 municipal corporations successful the State, including Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad civic bodies, volition beryllium held connected January 15, 2026, and votes volition beryllium counted the adjacent day.
