The upcoming Pune Municipal Corporation elections feature candidates with alleged criminal links, including those nominated by the Ajit Pawar-led NCP. Sonali and Laxmi Andekar, related to alleged gang leader Suryakant Andekar and facing murder charges, were nominated through an alliance. The NCP defended these nominations, citing the family's political history, while also fielding Jayashree Marne, wife of gangster Gajanan Marne, and local figure Bapu Nayar.