Overview
- Voting for 246 municipal councils and 42 nagar panchayats is set for December 2 with counting on December 3, the State Election Commission confirmed.
- The MVA has left seat-sharing to local units, with NCP (SP) ruling out a tie-up with Mahayuti in Pune even as the two NCP factions cooperate in Chandgad and explore similar local pacts elsewhere.
- The BJP appointed Chandrashekhar Bawankule as state election in‑charge, named 40 star campaigners, and plans three-member district coordination committees for the Mahayuti partners.
- The Shinde-led Shiv Sena named election in‑charges for 31 districts and convened its BMC election committee to map strategy and negotiate ward goals with allies.
- The Congress is finalising candidates and forging district alliances with smaller like‑minded parties such as VBA, PWP, Shetkari Sanghatana and RSP, citing uneven organisational strength across the state.