India, Dec. 25 -- As seat-sharing talks intensify ahead of the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) elections, a long-standing gang rivalry has begun spilling into the civic polls.

The decades-old feud between the Andekar and Komkar gangs has started resurfacing in political arena with individuals linked to both sides seeking tickets from parties such as Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and Shiv Sena. The development has raised concerns over a new phase of their rivalry unfolding against the backdrop of electoral politics.

According to sources, Kalyani Komkar, wife of alleged gang leader Ganesh Komkar, is seeking to contest the PMC elections on a Shiv Sena ticket. She reportedly appeared for an interview at Shiv Sena Bhavan and staked her c...