Updated On: 26 December, 2025 06:58 PM IST | Pune | mid-day online correspondent
Congress leader Vijay Wadettiwar said that Prashant Jagtap refused to align with what he described as communal forces and chose the Congress without compromising on ideology

Prashant Jagtap joined the party at the Congress headquarters in Mumbai. Pic/X (@INCHarshsapkal)
Former Pune mayor and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP SP) city president Prashant Jagtap on Friday joined the Congress , a move the party said would strengthen it ahead of the Maharashtra local body elections scheduled for January 15, reported the PTI.
Jagtap joined the party at the Congress headquarters, Tilak Bhavan, in the presence of Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) president Harshwardhan Sapkal. Several office-bearers of the NCP (SP) from Pune also joined the Congress along with him.