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The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), led by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and the NCP (Sharad Pawar) [NCP(SP)], headed by his uncle Sharad Pawar, connected Saturday (January 10, 2026) released a associated manifesto for the upcoming elections to the Pune municipal corporation.
Ajit Pawar and his relative Supriya Sule, the moving president of NCP(SP), shared the dais astatine a associated property conference, signalling increasing proximity betwixt the two factions aft a bitter divided successful 2023.
The NCP, though a subordinate of the ruling Mahayuti, and NCP(SP), a constituent of the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi, person joined hands for the January 15 elections to Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad civic bodies.
Ms. Sule and different NCP(SP) leaders, who had mostly remained absent from the run truthful far, were contiguous astatine the merchandise of the manifesto.
Addressing the gathering, Ajit Pawar said the manifesto focusses connected cardinal civic issues successful Pune. The canvass papers assures pat h2o supply, easing of postulation congestion, pothole-free roads, cleanliness, hi-tech healthcare services, contamination control, and slum rehabilitation.
He said the manifesto besides proposes escaped question connected PMPML buses and the metro, waiver of spot taxation for houses up to 500 sqft, and escaped machine tablets for students.
Despite being successful powerfulness with the BJP astatine the State and Centre, Ajit Pawar has been targeting the section BJP leadership, accusing it of derailing the improvement of Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad contempt receiving important funds from some governments. The BJP was successful powerfulness successful some civic bodies from 2017 to 2022.
