India, Dec. 31 -- A frenetic final day of nominations for the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) elections on Tuesday spotlighted internal party tensions, rebel candidatures and a massive electoral rush, as political players scrambled to secure their spots ahead of the deadline.

The civic polls saw 2,298 nomination papers filed on the last day alone, bringing the total filings to a significant figure as party candidates and independents queued at 15 returning officer offices across Pune. Election officials said that the figures are provisional and are being verified.

Family tickets and factional feuds

In Vadgaon Sheri, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) caused a stir by fielding three tickets from the same household - opposition MLA Bapu P...