India, Dec. 28 -- Internal tensions within the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena surfaced on Saturday as alliance talks in Pune remain inconclusive and seat-sharing within the ruling Mahayuti coalition remains unsettled. A city party meeting ended in a heated confrontation and a dramatic walkout by Pune city unit chief Nana Bhangire.

Party sources said the clash occurred over disagreements on candidate selection for the upcoming civic elections. Bhangire reportedly walked out midway through the meeting, visibly upset, and declined to speak to the media afterwards.

Sources explained that Bhangire's frustration stemmed from what he viewed as the imposition of "favoured candidates" by senior Shiv Sena leaders Vijay Shivtare and MLC Neelam Gorhe....