BJP Retains Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporations Amidst High-Profile Contests

The Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad municipal elections saw the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) secure major victories, retaining power in both corporations. Notably, Sonali Vanraj Andekar and Lakshmi Udaykant Andekar of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), both jailed in a murder case linked to gangster Bandu Andekar, won seats in Pune. The elections featured close contests, family rivalries, and defeats of prominent leaders across parties. Independent candidate Shalinitai Gujar won in Pimpri-Chinchwad, while controversies and campaign dynamics influenced outcomes in various wards.