Jalgaon (Maharashtra) [India], December 29 (HBTV): Shiv Sena (UBT) and the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) will contest the Jalgaon Municipal Corporation elections in alliance, with seat-sharing finalised at 38 seats for Shiv Sena (UBT) and 37 seats for NCP-SP, NCP-SP leader Santosh Choudhary said on Sunday.
After a meeting with Shiv Sena (UBT) leaders, Choudhary expressed confidence about the alliance’s prospects in the local body polls. ‘NCP-SP and Shiv Sena (UBT) will be contesting the elections strongly and will also give strength to the workers to ensure a majority in the elections. We have finalised that the Uddhav Thackeray group will contest 38 seats and the Sharad Pawar group will contest 37 seats,’ he told reporters.
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Samant said the alliance is also holding discussions with the Congress ahead of the elections. He added that talks are underway with the Ajit Pawar-led NCP and said the alliance is open to including them for the Jalgaon polls. ‘Our Maha Vikas Aghadi meeting has just concluded here. In this meeting, we declared our alliance with the Nationalist Sharad Pawar group and the Shiv Sena Uddhav Thackeray group. We are currently in discussions with Congress and will take along all like-minded parties who are against the policies of the BJP,’ Samant said.
Jalgaon Municipal Corporation will go to the polls on January 15, 2026, along with 28 other municipal bodies. The results of the 29 municipal corporation elections, including Jalgaon, will be declared on January 16.
The local body elections in Maharashtra are witnessing shifts in political alignments, with parties forming different alliances for different civic contests across the state.
(ANI)