India, Sept. 17 -- Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar faction) chief Sharad Pawar on Tuesday hinted at the possibility of an alliance with Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) partners for the upcoming Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) and other local body elections in Maharashtra. He also urged party workers to focus on capturing power in Pune, calling it an important city that needs proper urban planning.

Pawar was addressing a workers' meeting of the NCP (SP) city unit at Mahatma Phule Auditorium, Wanowrie, in the run-up to the civic elections. Senior leaders and a large number of party workers were present.

"The party leadership will decide on alliances for the municipal elections. Some parties are helping us at the national level, s...