The talks of an electoral alliance between NCP Ajit Pawar and NCP Sharad Pawar in Pune have failed as Ajit Pawar insisted on all candidates contesting on his faction's clock symbol.
This condition was rejected by NCP Sharad Pawar faction leaders as it was felt that contesting on clock symbol would be similar to surrender before Ajit Pawar.
NCP Sharad Pawar is now in mood to return to MVA fold and hold talks with Congress and Shiv Sena UBT for an alliance in Pune.
Elections to Pune municipal corporation will be held on January 15 and results will be declared on January 16.
With talks failing in Pune the fate of the alliance between the two factions in punes neighbouring Pimpri-Chinchwad municipal corporation is unclear. Some leaders however have said that both NCP factions will fight Pimpri-Chinchwad election together.
It is also said that Ajit Pawar was unhappy with NCP Sharad Pawar demanding more number of seats than those won in 2017 when the party was together.
The Week sought a comment from NCP SP working president Supriya Sule but she had not responded at the time of filing this report.
