Amid buzz of a reunion between Sharad Pawar and Ajit Pawar, Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar) president Shashikant Shinde on Tuesday said that the party will contest the upcoming municipal elections in Mumbai as a part of the Opposition bloc Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA).
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“Our core committee has been discussing with all the parties, including Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena. After today’s meeting, we have decided to contest the elections in Mumbai as a part of MVA,” he said.
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For the first time, NCP-SP has spoken about contesting as part of the MVA. Till now, the MVA allies – Shiv Sena, NCP-SP, and Congress – have been exploring other arrangements for the polls scheduled on January 15.
