India, Dec. 29 -- Deputy chief minister and Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar faction) chief Ajit Pawar on Sunday confirmed that the two factions of the NCP will jointly contest the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) elections, making it the first civic body in Maharashtra where both sides have formally decided to go to the polls together after the party split.

However, Pawar did not disclose how many seats each faction would contest, even as nomination deadlines draw close and opposition parties await clarity on the NCP's candidate list.

Speaking at Talawade in Pimpri-Chinchwad while campaigning for his party, Pawar struck a confident note, recalling his long-standing political connection with the region. "Whenever I ha...