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Factions of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) led by Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and his uncle Sharad Pawar volition contention the upcoming Zilla Parishad and Panchayat Samiti elections together, an NCP (SP) person said connected Saturday (January 17, 2026).
The announcement has travel successful the aftermath of the terrible drubbing the 2 NCP factions received successful the Pune civic elections, wherever the BJP stunned the Pawars successful their accepted stronghold, clinching 119 seats, with Ajit Pawar-led enactment coming successful distant 2nd with 27 and its state NCP (SP) managing conscionable 3 seats.
Speaking to reporters, NCP (SP) Maharashtra portion president Shashikant Shinde said the factions person decided to articulation hands for the Zilla Parishad and Panchayat Samiti elections scheduled connected February 5.
"Both parties had a discussion. We volition contention elections to 12 Zilla Parishads together. Also, if there's a request for a affable contest, we volition deliberation astir it," helium said.
He said the NCP (SP) would introspect connected its decision successful the municipal corp elections and determination forward.
Mr. Shinde met enactment main Sharad Pawar astatine an agriculture accumulation successful Pune's Baramati tehsil, and a gathering was besides held astatine Pawar's residence with elder leaders from some factions, including Ajit Pawar, MP Supriya Sule, MLA Rohit Pawar, Jayant Patil, and authorities Agriculture Minister Dattatray Bharne.
Elections to 12 Zilla Parishads (ZP) and 125 Panchayat Samitis successful Maharashtra volition beryllium held connected February 5, and counting of votes volition beryllium taken up connected February 7.
