Pune: The Congress party‘s state leadership has told its district units to ally with MVA partners for the 12 zilla parishad elections, but not to depend much on NCP (SP).The meeting of the parliamentary board members was held in Mumbai on Sunday, where the party’s performance in 29 municipal corporations, political equations in the state, and the party’s future plans were discussed.“We are giving preference to our MVA partners, but since NCP (SP) is already in talks with Ajit Pawar’s party, we told our units not to depend much on them for an alliance,” a senior Congress member of the parliamentary board told TOI.The committee also discussed the party’s performance in the recently concluded municipal corporation polls, in which it bagged 324 seats. “Though the number is not to our satisfaction, it is encouraging. No elections will happen in the state for the next four years. The committee feels that the party should strengthen its base without being dependent on allies,” the member said.
