In their alliance, Cong has always contested Pune LS seat, NCP the other 3 in the district; now Ajit Pawar has cited Cong's 2014, 2019 loss to suggest it give way
Interestingly, leaders of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) have also shown interest in the seat which has so far been contested by the Congress as part of the seat-sharing agreement in the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) coalition.