Archive · 6 Nov 2025
Sharad Pawar Asks NCP to Ally with Any Party Except BJP for Local Elections
A senior politician named Sharad Pawar wants his party, the NCP, to work with any other group except the BJP for local elections.
This means they might even team up with a different NCP group led by his nephew.
Pawar hopes this will unite everyone against the BJP.
He is also trying to get another party, the MNS, to join their alliance, called the MVA.
Pawar thinks this will make their alliance stronger for the elections.
However, some leaders in the Congress party are not happy about potentially including the MNS because of things the MNS leader has said before.
They worry it might upset some voters.
Pawar believes working together will help them win.
Sharad Pawar has directed NCP leaders to form alliances with any party except the BJP for upcoming local civic body elections in Maharashtra.
This instruction allows for potential alliances with the Ajit Pawar-led NCP faction.
Sharad Pawar is also trying to persuade the Congress to include Raj Thackeray's MNS in the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance.
The goal is to strengthen opposition unity against the BJP and improve chances in the local elections.
Maharashtra Congress leaders have expressed reservations about allying with the MNS due to concerns about Raj Thackeray's past statements.
- Who
- Sharad Pawar and NCP leaders, Maharashtra Congress leaders, Ajit Pawar's NCP faction, Raj Thackeray's MNS.
- What
- Sharad Pawar instructed NCP leaders to form alliances with any party except the BJP for upcoming local civic body elections in Maharashtra. He is also trying to persuade the Congress to include Raj Thackeray's MNS in the MVA alliance.
- When
- Instructions given recently; local civic body elections are scheduled to begin on December 2, 2025.
- Where
- Maharashtra.
- Why
- To consolidate opposition unity against the BJP and strengthen the MVA alliance for the local elections.
Sharad Pawar's Strategy
Maharashtra Congress's Concerns
Alliance with MNS
Sharad Pawar's Strategy
Sharad Pawar believes that including Raj Thackeray's MNS in the MVA alliance will consolidate opposition unity against the BJP, strengthen the MVA, and improve chances in local elections, recognizing MNS as a crowd-puller.
Maharashtra Congress's Concerns
Maharashtra Congress leaders like Harshvardhan Sapkal and Bhai Jagtap oppose allying with the MNS due to Raj Thackeray's past controversial statements, fearing it could alienate secular voters.
- Sharad Pawar's Directive
- NCP leaders should ally with any party except the BJP.
- Target Elections
- Local civic body elections in Maharashtra.
- Election Start Date
- December 2, 2025
- Potential Ally (Pawar Sr.)
- Raj Thackeray's Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS).
- Key Opposition Alliance
- Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA).
- Ruling Alliance
- BJP-led Mahayuti.
Sources
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