NDA parties will contest together in LS and Assembly polls, but local bodies poll different: Praful Patel

Three parties from ruling Mahayuti, namely BJP, Shiv Sena and the NCP have been claiming that they will face the forthcoming local body polls together.

By: Express News Service

Mumbai | September 29, 2025 09:45 PM IST

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Patel stressed that all three parties in Mahayuti are working in coordination

Ruling Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) working president and Rajya Sabha MP Praful Patel on Monday said the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and Mahayuti will continue to contest Lok Sabha and Assembly polls together, but local polls are different and party workers have aspirations to fight these polls.

“Workers of the party nurture aspirations to fight the local elections. The NDA and Mahayuti have contested Lok Sabha and Assembly polls together and will continue to do so. It is not possible to form alliances everywhere. Therefore, we have asked the local leadership to finalise the decision (of alliance) in local body polls,” said Patel.

Three parties from ruling Mahayuti, namely BJP, Shiv Sena and the NCP have been claiming that they will face the forthcoming local body polls together. The NCP has, however, now clarified that the decision will not be enforced on the party workers from the top.

Patel stressed that all three parties in Mahayuti are working in coordination. “Important leaders have good coordination and speak unitedly. Therefore, be it the state or the central government, the functioning does not lack any coordination,” he said.

Last week, opposition Congress too had announced that it will ask party’s local leadership to take a call on whether to fight the election in an alliance or not.

On the ongoing flood crisis in Maharashtra, Patel emphasised that CM Devendra Fadnavis, DCMs Ajit Pawar and Eknath Shinde have visited flood-affected areas, sent reports to the Centre, and requested assistance. He added that all NCP MLAs and MPs have contributed one month’s salary to the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund.

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