During an election campaign rally in Pimpri Chinchwad of Pune district, Maharashtra, ahead of civic polls, Deputy Chief Minister and NCP chief Ajit Pawar on Tuesday alleged large-scale corruption in civic works, without taking the name of any party or leader, in an apparent attack on BJP
Addressing an election rally on Monday, Chavan said the energy and commitment of BJP supporters indicated the party's likely success in the region, adding that the political influence and legacy associated with former Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh would no longer hold sway
Speaking to reporters in Pune, Ajit Pawar said, "The Constitution has given him the right to speak. There is a person named Ghaywal (a Pune based gangster who is absconding he had been booked in multiple crime) look at how he went abroad. Also check the Jain Boarding land scam. I am not m
"The unopposed way of ending democracy where they settle with the opposition candidate, either by scaring him with the threats of ED, CBI, or by bribing him," Chaturvedi told reporters.
Pune BJP President Dhiraj Ghate said the decision was taken after consultations with senior leaders to present a candidate with a professional background and administrative understanding ahead of the civic polls.
Union Minister of State (MoS) Murlidhar Mohol said on Friday that while the two parties would fight the civic polls independently, the contest would remain cordial.
Union Minister of State Murlidhar Mohol on Thursday expressed confidence that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will once again secure the Mayor's post in Pune Municipal Corporation Election citing extensive development works carried out in the city under the leadership of Prime Minister N
Aba Bagul filed his nomination after the party officially announced his candidature. Along with him, Balasaheb alias Machhindra Dhawale, Poonam Harish Pardeshi and Nayana Nitin Lagas also submitted their nomination papers as authorised Shiv Sena candidates from the same ward.
Shiv Sena Leader Ravindra Dhangekar denied the claims of switching to Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) following a meeting with Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Pawar ahead of Pune civic polls.
Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut said that Maharashtra Deputy Ajit Pawar has to answer to the Mahayuti ally BJP for joining hands with the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) for Pimpri Chinchwada civic polls.
After Pimpri-Chinchwad, the uncle-nephew duo of Ajit Pawar and Sharad Pawar have joined hands for the Pune civic polls, Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) MLA Rohit Pawar announced on Monday.