Pune, Dec. 30 -- Amidst seat-sharing talks between Shiv Sena and BJP, former Deputy Mayor Aba Bagul, along with three other Sena leaders, filed their nominations on Tuesday from Ward No. 36 D (Sahakarnagar-Padmavati), one of the key wards in Pune.

Aba Bagul filed his nomination after the party officially announced his candidature. Along with him, Balasaheb alias Machhindra Dhawale, Poonam Harish Pardeshi and Nayana Nitin Lagas also submitted their nomination papers as authorised Shiv Sena candidates from the same ward.

Speaking on the occasion, Bagul said, "The nomination papers were submitted at the Dhankawadi zonal office with a resolve to live up to the trust shown by Shiv Sena chief and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shind...