Nationalist Congress Party (SCP) leader Sharad Pawar on Tuesday said that discussions within the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) bloc have not addressed state or local elections, emphasising that the alliance's primary focus is on national elections, reported news agency ANI.

During a media briefing in Mumbai, Pawar remarked, "There has never been any discussion on state and local elections in INDIA alliance. INDIA alliance is only focused on national-level elections."