High-Stakes Showdown: Pune Municipal Elections 2023

In Pune, Union minister Murlidhar Mohol and former minister Prakash Javadekar participated in the PMC elections. Mohol criticized NCP's campaign while expressing confidence in BJP's re-election. The elections, marked by a heated contest between BJP and NCP, see voting across 165 seats in 41 wards.


Devdiscourse News Desk | Pune | Updated: 15-01-2026 09:26 IST | Created: 15-01-2026 09:26 IST
High-Stakes Showdown: Pune Municipal Elections 2023
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The political temperature in Pune soared as Union minister Murlidhar Mohol and former minister Prakash Javadekar cast their votes in the ongoing Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) elections on Thursday.

Mohol slammed Ajit Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) for allegedly engaging in negative campaigning. The NCP, in alliance with Sharad Pawar's NCP (SP), contests fiercely against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), with accusations flying on both sides.

The civic elections cover 165 seats in 41 wards, with Mohol expressing confidence in BJP's performance. The BJP, which governed the Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad municipal bodies from 2017 to 2022, seeks a fresh mandate based on its developmental record.

(With inputs from agencies.)

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