Pune, 13 January 2025: As city prepares for the upcoming Municipal Corporation elections, the campaigning of the last ten days will come to an end today evening at 5 pm. Political parties have left no stone unturned, with aggressive outreach, rallies, and personal attacks making the contest intense.
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis will lead the BJP’s final campaign event with a public meeting at Gokhalenagar at 1 pm. On the other hand, NCP leader and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar will hold a roadshow starting at 9:30 am, covering areas such as Narhe, Dhayari, Warje Malwadi, Aundh and Bopodi.
MNS chief Raj Thackeray, who has not held any public rally during the campaign, will spend the final day meeting party candidates and voters in different parts of Pune. His schedule includes visits to Kothrud, Warje, Bhavani Peth, Ghorpadi, Kondhwa and Market Yard, where MNS candidates are planning strong local mobilisation.
Notably, major leaders from the Congress, Shiv Sena (UBT) and Shiv Sena (Shinde faction) are not campaigning in Pune on the final day.
With elections being held after nearly nine years, the stakes are high. Pune has 41 wards, with voter numbers ranging from 70,000 to 1.6 lakh per ward. With only ten days of campaigning allowed, candidates have been under heavy pressure.
On the last day, most are expected to hold bike rallies and door-to-door outreach in a final push to connect with voters before campaigning officially stops.