India, Jan. 22 -- Ahead of the zilla parishad and panchayat samiti elections, the two factions of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) have decided to contest the polls together, using the 'clock' symbol, signalling growing coordination between the rival camps despite their continuing legal dispute over the party name and symbol.

The understanding has already been implemented in Indapur taluka of Pune district, indicating increased cooperation at the local level.

In a key development, Ankita Patil, daughter of senior NCP (SP) leader and former minister Harshvardhan Patil, has filed her nomination for the zilla parishad election on the clock symbol. She is contesting from the Bawada-Lumewadi Zilla Parishad Ward in Indapur taluka and subm...