Pune: As the dates for the municipal elections are getting closer, the era of burglary by all the parties has also started. The sabotage of each other’s team has started. Pranay Shinde, nephew of senior Congress corporator Arvind Shinde, has joined the BJP. Pranay Shinde entered the BJP in the presence of BJP state president Chandrakat Patil. By including Pranay Shinde in its party, BJP has given a big blow to Arvind Shinde.
Except for five years, Arvind Shinde has been representing the Congress in the Pune Municipal Corporation continuously from the Pune station ward since 1997. During this time he has been the Chairman of the Standing Committee, Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the House. Recently he also contested the assembly elections from Kasba constituency but lost. This time he has been elected from Pune Station-Tadiwala Road constituency. Three members of Congress and one member of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) have come in his ward.
Quarrel or Compromise!
Pranay Shinde’s entry into the BJP has sparked a heated debate in the political circles. A ‘quarrel in the family’ or an agreement to send any ‘other member’ of the family to the Municipal Corporation? Such discussions have started. While Shinde’s ward has been vandalized in the newly formed ward. More than 8 thousand Shinde voters, especially from Pune station area, have been attached to Ward No.19, Rasta Peth – KEM Hospital. The Leader of the House of BJP, Ganesh Bidkar will contest from this ward.
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Ward delimitation spoiled the game
Presently the Congress does not have any major candidate from this constituency. Apart from this, BJP also does not have any strong candidate other than Bidkar. In the three-member election, Ward no. This election has not been easy for Shinde from the 20 Pune Station- Tadiwala Road area. Against this background, Ward no. BJP won the election from 19 Rasta Peth-KEM Hospital, so Pranay Shinde has not been sent to BJP. Such discussions have started in the political circles.