Mumbai, Jan. 13 -- Nationalist Congress Party Chief, and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Tuesday, said that there is "nothing different" about his party contesting the polls separately from the Mahayuti alliance, as the parties have decided to fight in such a way to "empower and support" their respective workers.

According to Pawar, allying with Sharad Pawar's NCP faction for the Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad election could lead to the vote share being consolidated, which would itself help them.

He recalled how the NCP and Congress allied for the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections but contested the local body elections separately, he said that a similar situation was with the BJP and Shiv Sena too.

"Since I've been in politic...