India, Dec. 19 -- Days after the first round of talks between the two Nationalist Congress Party factions to explore a possible tie-up following MP Supriya Sule's call for unity, the Congress on Thursday added a new twist by formally approaching the Ajit Pawar-led NCP to discuss an alliance for the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation elections.

Senior Congress leaders from Pimpri-Chinchwad met NCP city unit chief Yogesh Behl on Thursday morning to sound out the possibility of a pre-poll understanding. According to leaders present at the meeting, the Congress has officially sought 20 seats in the 123-member civic body as part of any seat-sharing arrangement.

The development comes against the backdrop of ongoing talks between the Ajit ...