Archive · 15 Dec 2025
Fadnavis and Pawar Announce Friendly Contest
Devendra Fadnavis, the Chief Minister of Maharashtra, and Ajit Pawar, the Deputy Chief Minister, announced that they will have a friendly contest in the upcoming elections for the Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad municipal corporations.
This means they will run against each other but in a friendly way.
The elections are scheduled for January 15, 2025.
Fadnavis said this is to stop a third party from winning.
Meanwhile, Ajit Pawar's party, the NCP, said they will contest all seats in Pune independently.
Fadnavis also mocked Prithviraj Chavan's prediction about a Marathi man becoming the Prime Minister due to the Epstein Files release, advising him not to worry about such things.
Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar announced a friendly contest in the upcoming Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad municipal elections to prevent a third party from gaining an advantage.
The elections are scheduled for January 15, 2025, with counting on January 16, 2025.
Ajit Pawar's NCP decided to contest all 165 seats in the Pune Municipal Corporation independently, dismissing any notion of a friendly fight.
Fadnavis mocked Prithviraj Chavan's prediction about a Marathi man becoming the Prime Minister due to the Epstein Files release, advising him not to worry about such things.
Fadnavis asserted BJP's dominance in the upcoming civic polls and dismissed concerns about a potential alliance between Uddhav and Raj Thackeray.
- Who
- Devendra Fadnavis (Maharashtra CM) and Ajit Pawar (Deputy CM and NCP leader)
- What
- Announcement of a friendly contest between BJP and NCP in Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad municipal elections
- When
- Elections scheduled for January 15, 2025, with counting on January 16, 2025
- Where
- Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad, Maharashtra, India
- Why
- To prevent a third party from gaining an advantage in the civic bodies
- Devendra Fadnavis
- Maharashtra Chief Minister
- Ajit Pawar
- Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and NCP leader
- Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC)
- One of the civic bodies where elections will be held on January 15, 2025
- Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC)
- Another civic body where elections will be held on January 15, 2025
- Epstein Files
- Alleged secret recordings and documents related to Jeffrey Epstein's activities
- Prithviraj Chavan
- Former Maharashtra Chief Minister and senior Congress leader
