Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar announced that his faction of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) will independently contest the upcoming local body elections in Maharashtra. Despite being part of the state’s ruling Mahayuti alliance with the Shiv Sena and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the NCP faction led by Pawar has decided to field candidates separately in these elections, emphasizing the party’s intention to represent various sections of society with both new and experienced candidates.
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- Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar announced NCP faction will contest local elections alone.
- Pawar’s NCP faction is part of the ruling Mahayuti alliance in Maharashtra.
- Mahayuti includes Shiv Sena led by CM Eknath Shinde and the BJP.
- Despite alliance in Lok Sabha and state Assembly, parties free to contest local polls independently.
- Schedule for local body elections in Maharashtra yet to be announced.
- Elections include municipal corporations and zilla parishads.
- Announcement made during a rally in Pimpri-Chinchwad near Pune.
- NCP to field both new and old faces in the local elections.
- Ajit Pawar and legislators joined the Mahayuti coalition in July 2023.
- The decision led to a split within the Nationalist Congress Party.
