BJP MLA Gopichand Padalkar publicly criticized Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and NCP-SP MLA Rohit Pawar during a rally in Pimpri-Chinchwad. Padalkar defended BJP MLA Mahesh Landge, accusing the opposition of targeting him and the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation for political gain. He contrasted Landge's grassroots leadership with dynastic politics and claimed significant development under BJP leadership compared to the opposition's tenure.