NCP Factions Unite in Pune: Sharad & Ajit Pawar Join Forces for Civic Polls

• Ajit Pawar's NCP and Sharad Pawar's NCP (Tutari faction) have allied for the Pune Municipal Corporation elections.
• The alliance will contest 165 seats: Ajit Pawar's NCP on 125 seats and Sharad Pawar's NCP on 40 seats.
• This reunion follows a similar alliance in Pimpri-Chinchwad, resolving initial seat-sharing disputes.
• Pune will witness a four-cornered contest, with BJP-Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena contesting independently, and Congress-Uddhav Sena-MNS forming another alliance.

Why It Matters: NCP factions resolve differences, forming a united front for Pune civic elections against multiple alliances.