India, Dec. 28 -- Negotiations between the two rival Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) factions over seat sharing have hit a deadlock, prompting the Sharad Pawar-led NCP (SP) to reopen talks with Congress and the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) for the upcoming Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) elections.

Last week, NCP (SP) held discussions with the Ajit Pawar-led NCP to reach an understanding for the civic polls in Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad. However, talks stalled after Ajit Pawar's faction insisted that NCP (SP) candidates contest on the 'clock' symbol instead of their own 'trumpet' symbol - a demand rejected by Sharad Pawar's camp.

Following the breakdown, a senior NCP (SP) delegation approached Congress late Friday night to revi...