After much sparring with the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) during the recent local-level elections that often escalated to a war of words, the state unit of the Congress has finally made it official. There will be no alliance with the NCP in the future, said state Congress chief Manikrao Thakre yesterday in the presence of party general secretary Rahul Gandhi. Thakre was speaking before party office-bearers during Gandhi’s visit to the city.

Enough is enough: Gandhi and Thakre on a visit to Chaityabhoomi, Shivaji Park, on Friday.