Ahead of Maharashtra Assembly elections, NCP(SP) inducts local rival leaders in Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad

The Maharashtra Assembly election will be held on November 20, and the votes will be counted on November 23.

On Thursday, former NCP corporator Rekha Tingre and her husband Chandrakant Tingre joined the Sharad Pawar-led party.

With just five days left for the Maharashtra Assembly elections, local leaders and former corporators of rival political parties in Pune City and Pimpri-Chinchwad continue to join the NCP (SP) boosting its prospects in the upcoming polls.

In Pune City, the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) is contesting four seats of Vadgaon Sheri, Hadapsar, Khadakwasla and Parvati; and in neighbouring Pimpri-Chinchwad, the party will fight the Maharashtra Assembly election 2024 in Pimpri, Chinchwad, and Bhosari constituencies.

On Thursday, former NCP corporator Rekha Tingre and her husband Chandrakant Tingre joined the Sharad Pawar-led party. “The Tingre couple would strengthen the NCP (SP) in the Dhanori area of the Vadgaon Sheri constituency and increase my prospects in the Assembly elections,” said Bapu Pathare.

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The NCP (SP) has fielded former legislator Bapu Pathare, who joined the party from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), against Sunil Tingre of the NCP of Ajit Pawar in the Vadgaon Sheri Assembly constituency. He was an NCP legislator from 2009 to 2014 but later joined the BJP.

Rekha Tingre said Pathare will be elected as a legislator and they will carry out the development of the constituency unitedly.

Former corporator Dilip Tupe from Hadapsar left the BJP and joined the NCP (SP) where the party has fielded Prashant Jagtap against sitting NCP legislator Chetan Tupe. Similarly, Sameer Dhankawade of Dhankawadi in the Khadakwasla Assembly segment joined the NCP (SP). The party has fielded Sachin Dodke against sitting BJP legislator Bhimrao Tapkir in the constituency.

Former BJP corporator Ambernath Kamble from Chinchwad joined the NCP (SP) where Rahul Kalate is contesting against Shankar Jagtap of the BJP. “I have joined the NCP (SP) for the development of the constituency under the guidance of Sharad Pawar,” said Kamble.

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Former NCP leader Rambhau Bhokare from Shreevardhan in Raigad also joined the NCP (SP).

The Maharashtra Assembly election will be held on November 20, and the votes will be counted on November 23.

Ajay Jadhav

Ajay Jadhav is an Assistant Editor with The Indian Express, Pune. He writes on Infrastructure, Politics, Civic issues, Sustainable Development and related stuff. He is a trekker and a sports enthusiast. Ajay has written research articles on the Conservancy staff that created a nationwide impact in framing policy to improve the condition of workers handling waste. Ajay has been consistently writing on politics and infrastructure. He brought to light the lack of basic infrastructure of school and hospital in the hometown of Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde even as two private helipads were developed by the leader who mostly commutes from Mumbai to Satara in helicopter. Ajay has been reporting on sustainable development initiatives that protects the environment while ensuring infrastructure development. ... Read More

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