Pune, Feb. 4 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) corporator Manjusha Nagpure is set to become the next mayor of Pune, with Parshuram Wadekar likely to be her deputy, after both filed their nomination papers on Tuesday. While the formal election will be held on February 9, the outcome is largely a foregone conclusion given the BJP's clear majority in the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC). The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and the Congress have also fielded their respective candidates although both do not have numbers to elect them.

The BJP holds 119 seats in the 165-member civic body, well above the 83 votes required to secure the mayor's post. The NCP has 27 corporators, while the Congress has 15.

Despite being in a minority, both opposit...