US Edition'Parivar Coming Together’: Ajit Pawar's NCP Announces Alliance with Sharad Pawar Faction for PCMC Polls; Seat-Sharing Pact Soon
Ajit Pawar-led and Sharad Pawar-led factions of the Nationalist Congress Party reunite locally to contest Pimpri-Chinchwad polls, aiming to consolidate votes after 2023 split.
- On Sunday , Ajit Pawar announced his party will contest the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation polls with the Sharad Pawar-led NCP, saying seat-sharing talks are underway and asking supporters to wait two days for details.
- After the 2023 split, the Ajit Pawar-led NCP joined the Mahayuti alliance at the state level, with leaders framing the reunion as uniting the 'parivar' to capture PCMC.
- Emphasizing discipline, Pawar instructed party workers and leaders to give their best and avoid foul language while touting PCMC development projects and the Hinjewadi IT hub.
- Negotiations showed strains as NCP leaders left mid-meeting, but Maha Vikas Aghadi and Congress spokesperson Ramesh Iyer said Plan B was ready and called the exit 'good riddance'.
- With polls set for January 15, the timing means the State Election Commission scheduled municipal polls with results on January 16, and the NCP symbol and 'tutari' united for PCMC.
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‘Parivar Together’: Ajit Pawar Announces NCP–NCP(SP) Reunion for High-Stakes Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Polls
Ajit Pawar announces an alliance between his NCP faction and Sharad Pawar’s NCP (SP) for the Pimpri-Chinchwad civic polls, marking a reunion after their 2023 split and drawing mixed political reactions ahead of Maharashtra’s municipal elections.
Parivar together: Ajit Pawar announces alliance with uncle Sharad for local polls
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar declared that his NCP and Sharad Pawar's NCP (SP) will jointly contest the upcoming Pimpri-Chinchwad municipal elections, marking a significant reunion of the Pawar family factions ahead of the January 15 vote.
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