India, Dec. 29 -- The Sharad Pawar-led NCP (SP) is keen on joining forces with the Shiv Sena (UBT) for the BMC elections. The party has sought 50 seats but received an offer of only 15, which, however, it is seriously considering. More importantly, of the 15 seats, there are around five on which the two parties have not been able to reach a consensus, party insiders revealed.

The NCP (SP) is one of the three constituents of the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance, which was formed with the Shiv Sena (UBT) and the Congress in 2019 to keep the BJP away from power. However, in the waxing and waning ties for the BMC polls, the Congress refused to have anything to do with the Sena (UBT) when it allied with Raj Thackeray's MNS, and cho...