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Internal churn, defections mark contest in Aundh-Baner, Shivajinagar-Ghole Road wards

India, Jan. 8 -- Selection of candidates, last-minute defections, and churn within political parties have intensified political activity in key Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) wards with Shivajinagar... Read More


Bawankule warns Ajit Pawar against raising past issues, cites Mahayuti's 'friendly contest' understanding

India, Jan. 7 -- Pune Campaigning for the Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad municipal corporation elections sharpened on Tuesday after Maharashtra revenue minister and senior BJP leader Chandrashekhar Bawank... Read More


Wadgaonsheri turns key battleground as civic polls test Mulik-Tingre-Pathare clout

India, Jan. 6 -- With just days to go before the Pune Municipal Corporation elections on January 15, 2026, Wadgaonsheri-Yerawada has emerged as one of the city's most closely watched civic battlegroun... Read More


Defections, alliance fractures sharpen Kothrud-Bavdhan and Warje-Karvenagar contest

India, Jan. 5 -- Less than two weeks for the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) elections on January 15 and political churn in Kothrud-Bavdhan and Warje-Karvenagar has intensified; marked by defections,... Read More


Pune civic polls: BJP-Sena clash on 119 seats, NCP factions face off on seven

India, Jan. 4 -- The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) elections have exposed sharp fault lines within ruling alliances, with state-level partners turning rivals across several wards. Despite a pre-pol... Read More


Wards 23 and 24 set for high-stakes Bidkar-Dhangekar contests

India, Jan. 4 -- As the deadline for withdrawing nominations for the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) elections closed on Thursday, Wards 23 and 24 have emerged as key battlegrounds, with high-stakes ... Read More


Ajit Pawar defends ticket allocation to candidates with criminal cases; takes on BJP over Pimpri-Chinchwad civic polls

India, Jan. 3 -- Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Friday defended his party's decision to give tickets to candidates with criminal backgrounds for upcoming civic elections, claiming he ... Read More


It's a four-cornered contest for the Pune civic polls

India, Jan. 3 -- With the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) elections scheduled on January 15, 2026, the political scene in the city has turned highly competitive with a four-cornered contest taking sh... Read More


Hours before withdrawal deadline, CM manages rebel crisis from Sahitya Sammelan dais in Satara

India, Jan. 3 -- Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis found himself straddling culture and political crisis on Friday, spending a significant part of the inauguration of the 99th Akhil Bharati... Read More


Hours before deadline, CM manages rebel crisis from literary meet dais

Pune, Jan. 3 -- Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis found himself straddling culture and political crisis on Friday, spending a significant part of the inauguration of the 99th Akhil Bharatiy... Read More