India, Jan. 14 -- Senior Shiv Sena leader and deputy chairperson of the Maharashtra Legislative Council (MLC) Neelam Gorhe says the party is confident of winning enough seats in the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) to influence decision-making, even as it contests the civic polls independently after talks with ally Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) failed. In an interview with Yogesh Joshi, Gorhe speaks on the party's prospects, alliance talks, and its agenda for Pune. Edited excerpts...

How many seats Shiv Sena expects in the upcoming civic polls in Pune?

We expect to win a good number of seats - enough to influence decision-making in PMC.

In Pune, does fighting the election separately without BJP help or hurt Sena?

We were positive about...