India, May 15 -- The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) is considering alternative names for its Pune city unit chief, including MLA Chetan Tupe, former MLA Sunil Tingre, and executive president Pradeep Deshmukh, following the resignation of Deepak Mankar.

Although the party has not officially accepted Mankar's resignation, discussions are underway to identify his successor.

Mankar stepped down on Tuesday, a day after Pune police registered a case of cheating and forgery against him.

In his resignation letter to NCP leader and deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar, Mankar denied the allegations and claimed he was being targeted by "vested interests envious of his political success."

With the civic elections approaching, the party is keen to ...