India, Jan. 16 -- A lower voter turnout compared to 2017 in the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) elections is likely to tilt the balance in favour of parties with a strong organisational structure and a disciplined voter base, political observers said. Despite this, leaders from both the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) remain confident that the turnout trend will work to their advantage.

According to the election office, polling for the PCMC recorded a turnout of 60%, estimated to be a total 1,028,334 voters casting their votes (till the time going to Press). In comparison, the 2017 civic elections saw a turnout of 65.35% whereas the 2012 civic polls saw a turnout of 52%.

This year, ...