Maharashtra civic polls: BJP overtakes NCP-NCP (SP) combine in Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad

PUNE: (Jan 16) The BJP has surged ahead of the NCP-NCP (SP) alliance, led by Ajit Pawar and his uncle Sharad Pawar, in the Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporations, according to early trends after the counting of votes for the civic polls began on Friday morning.

The BJP is also leading in the Kolhapur, Satara, Solapur, and Sangli civic bodies in the western Maharashtra region.

The BJP's showing in Pune and PCMC indicates the saffron party has effectively blunted the challenge posed by the "united" NCP factions.