India, Jan. 14 -- Political activity peaked across the city on Tuesday as campaigning for the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) elections ended at 5.30 pm, with senior leaders from major parties making an all-out final push ahead of polling on January 15. Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis (BJP), deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar (NCP) and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray took to the streets, addressing rallies, leading roadshows and interacting with voters across key areas of the city.

From early morning until campaign silence came into force, party flags, slogans, convoys and cheering supporters dominated major roads and neighbourhoods. Traffic slowed in several pockets as political caravans crisscrossed the city, refle...