Talks for an alliance between the two factions of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), led by Sharad Pawar and Ajit Pawar, have failed ahead of the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) elections. The NCP faction led by Ajit Pawar is aligning with the BJP-led Mahayuti. The proposed alliance aimed to consolidate anti-BJP votes in Pune but collapsed due to disagreements over symbols, seat-sharing, and political identity, leading to a fragmented, multi-cornered election.