Archive · 8 Oct 2026
Praful Patel Says Pune Graduates Seat Loss Demoralised NCP Workers
The Nationalist Congress Party will not contest the Pune Graduates seat this time.
Instead, the Bharatiya Janata Party is contesting it.
NCP leader Praful Patel said this was upsetting for party workers in five districts.
He noted that the NCP had won the seat in the previous election.
Patel said the decision was made at a meeting with the Chief Minister and two deputy Chief Ministers.
Those named were Eknath Shinde and Sunetra Pawar.
Even though the NCP is not contesting alone, Patel said the election would be fought as part of the Mahayuti alliance.
Praful Patel said losing the Pune Graduates constituency seat was demoralising for party workers in five districts.
The seat had been held by the Nationalist Congress Party, which won it on its symbol in the previous election.
The Bharatiya Janata Party is contesting the seat instead of the NCP.
Patel said the decision was finalised at a meeting involving the Chief Minister and deputy Chief Ministers Eknath Shinde and Sunetra Pawar.
He said the contest would now be fought as part of the Mahayuti alliance.
- Who
- Praful Patel, the Nationalist Congress Party, and the Bharatiya Janata Party.
- What
- The BJP is contesting the Pune Graduates constituency seat instead of the NCP, which Patel said demoralised party workers.
- When
- Patel made the remarks after the decision on the seat was finalised; the article does not give a date.
- Where
- The Pune Graduates constituency, which covers five districts.
- Why
- The seat allocation decision was finalised at a meeting involving the Chief Minister and two deputy Chief Ministers.
- Constituency
- Pune Graduates
- NCP position
- The party held the seat and had won it on its symbol in the previous election.
- Current contestant
- Bharatiya Janata Party
- Districts affected
- Five districts cover the constituency.
- Decision meeting
- The Chief Minister and deputy Chief Ministers Eknath Shinde and Sunetra Pawar were involved.
- Alliance framing
- Patel said the contest would be fought as Mahayuti.