India, Dec. 19 -- While the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) has decided to contest the Pune Municipal Corporation elections together, the ruling Mahayuti partners - the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Shiv Sena - will also fight the polls as an alliance in the city. The only exception within the Mahayuti will be the Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party, which is set to contest separately.

This was confirmed after a meeting of senior BJP and Shiv Sena leaders held in Pune on Thursday. BJP leaders Murlidhar Mohol, Chandrakant Patil, Madhuri Misal, Dheeraj Ghate and Ganesh Bidkar were present, while the Shiv Sena was represented by Vijay Shivthare, Sanjay More and Nana Bhangire.

Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Mohol said the party lea...