India, Aug. 24 -- The draft ward delimitation for the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has triggered discontent across political lines - not only among opposition parties but also within the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) alliance partners. Several leaders from the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and Shiv Sena have openly expressed dissatisfaction, alleging that the new ward structure has been designed to give the BJP an edge in the upcoming civic polls.

Pune municipal commissioner Naval Kishore Ram on Friday released the draft structure plan, proposing 41 wards with 165 elected representatives.

Subhash Jagtap, NCP city unit president, said the restructuring has sidelined their interests. "We will discuss the ward structure with our le...