Pune Civic Polls: ‘Unnecessarily sensationalised,’ says NCP after cops visit party strategist’s office

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Ajit Pawar sought to quell speculation after officers from the Pune Crime Branch visited the offices of political strategist Naresh Arora and his consultancy firm, DesignBoxed on Wednesday. In a formal statement, Pawar said the police presence was part of a routine information-gathering process and…

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Pune Polls: BJP drops candidate after backlash over old videos slamming Fadnavis – ‘victim of social media trolls’

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has withdrawn the candidature of Pooja More-Jadhav in the Pune civic polls after a backlash from party workers. The BJP had earlier announced Pooja More as its candidate from Ward No. 2. However, the decision triggered backlash within the party, with several BJP workers openly opposing her candidature. Objections were…

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Will Sharad Pawar team up with Ajit for Pune civic polls like Thackeray brothers’ BMC tie up? Supriya Sule answers

A day when Uddhav and Raj Thackeray have joined hands for the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections, speculation are rife that Pawar political family patriarch and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) founder Sharad Pawar will team up with nephew Ajit for the Pune civic polls. Ajit Pawar had dramatically broken away from his uncle’s side…

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