India, May 17 -- Pune Member of Parliament (MP) and Union minister of state (MoS) for civil aviation Murlidhar Mohol on Friday said Bharatiya Janata Party, Nationalist Congress Party and Shiv Sena will unitedly contest the municipal elections.

Political parties have geared up for civic polls after the Supreme Court, on May 6, directed the Maharashtra state election commission to notify polls within four weeks and conduct them within four months. If followed, the local polls could take place before the end of September this year.

Speaking to the media on Friday, Mohol said, "With chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday stating in Pune that Mahayuti will fight polls together, it's natural that Pune would also follow the same."

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