Prashant Jagtap Quits NCP-SP, Joins Congress Today Amidst Alliance Row

• Prashant Jagtap, NCP Sharad Pawar faction's Pune president, resigned three days ago.
• His resignation stemmed from opposition to the two NCP factions uniting, especially with BJP.
• Jagtap stated his ideological support for Sharad Pawar but opposed the NCP's alliance with BJP.
• He is officially joining the Congress party today at Tilak Bhavan in Mumbai.
• Congress state president Harshvardhan Sapkal will be present; Jagtap's move is expected to strengthen Congress in Pune.

Why It Matters: Prashant Jagtap, opposing NCP's BJP alliance, leaves Sharad Pawar faction to join Congress.