Pune, Jan. 2 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Shiv Sena will contest the upcoming Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) elections separately following differences over seat-sharing, leaders from both parties said.

Union Minister of State (MoS) Murlidhar Mohol said on Friday that while the two parties would fight the civic polls independently, the contest would remain cordial.

"BJP and Shiv Sena will contest the Pune Municipal Corporation elections separately, as consensus could not be reached on some seats. Therefore, both parties have decided to fight the polls independently. However, this will be a friendly contest," Mohol said.

Meanwhile, Shiv Sena senior leader Neelam Gorhe expressed strong dissatisfaction over the seat-shari...