Will contest polls to local bodies alone, says Ajit Pawar2Photo© ndtv.com

Will contest polls to local bodies alone, says Ajit Pawar

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Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar said on Sunday that his faction of the Nationalist Congress Party would contest civic body elections in the state alone, PTI reported.

The Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party faction is part of the state’s ruling Mahayuti alliance, along with the Shiv Sena group led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and the Bharatiya Janata Party.

“Even though we are allies in the Lok Sabha and state Assembly, Mahayuti members are free to contest local bodies polls independently,” he said.