Pune Municipal Corporation Elections: After the failure to reach an agreement in the meeting with Ajit Pawar, Sharad Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) seems to be returning to the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) fold. Following deepening differences over seat sharing and election symbols, the Sharad Pawar faction walked out of the meeting with Ajit Pawar. Subsequently, a joint meeting of the Congress, Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena, and Sharad Pawar's NCP began at the Shantai Hotel in Pune. This important meeting is considered crucial in terms of strategizing for the upcoming elections.
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In the important meeting held before the BMC elections, Vishal Tambe, Ankush Kakade, Manali Bhilare, Ashwini Kadam, and MLA Bapusaheb Pathare were present from Sharad Pawar's NCP. Arvind Shinde, Abhay Chhajed, and Ramesh Bagwe participated from the Congress, while Vasant More, Gajanan Tharkude, and Sanjay More were present from Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena faction. It is believed that seat sharing among the Maha Vikas Aghadi parties will be finalized in this meeting.
Talks with Ajit Pawar failed, Sharad Pawar's NCP returns to Maha Vikas Aghadi. After a dispute with Ajit Pawar over seat sharing and the symbol during a meeting, Sharad Pawar's NCP held another meeting with the Maha Vikas Aghadi. A joint meeting of Congress, Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena, and Sharad Pawar's NCP is being held at the Shantai Hotel in Pune. Sharad Pawar's NCP is represented by Vishal Tambe, Ankush Kakade, Manali Bhilare, Ashwini Kadam, and MLA Bapusaheb Pathare. Congress is represented by Arvind Shinde, Abhay Chhajed, and Ramesh Bagwe. Thackeray's Shiv Sena is represented by Vasant More, Gajanan Tharkude, and Sanjay More.
Ajit Pawar faction proposed giving only 35 seats to Sharad Pawar party
Earlier on Friday afternoon, a meeting was held between Sharad Pawar's NCP and Ajit Pawar. It is reported that in this meeting, Ajit Pawar's NCP proposed giving only 35 seats to Sharad Pawar's party. Ajit Pawar's party also stipulated that they would contest those 35 seats under the 'clock' symbol. Since both these proposals were unacceptable to Sharad Pawar's NCP, they immediately walked out of the meeting and have started a meeting with the Maha Vikas Aghadi today.
Met with NCP(SP) leader
Before the BMC elections, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar met with NCP (SP) leader Azam Pansare in Pimpri-Chinchwad on Friday. Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Pansare said that the NCP (SP) wants to form an alliance with Ajit Pawar's faction. Ajit Pawar came to meet me after a long time.
We discussed many common issues
We want to form an alliance (between NCP SP and NCP). He told me that a decision would be taken soon. This comes a few days after NCP (SP) MP Supriya Sule hinted at a possible alliance, saying that her party had held talks with Ajit Pawar and that senior leaders of both parties had spoken to each other.
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After talks with Ajit Pawar on seat sharing and the party symbol failed, Sharad Pawar's NCP has returned to the Maha Vikas Aghadi. Ajit Pawar had offered only 35 seats, which Sharad Pawar rejected. A meeting is being held regarding this at the Shantai Hotel in Pune. With municipal corporation elections expected next month, different parties are working on various alliance combinations.