Archive · 19 Jan 2026
BJP Wins PCMC Elections, Contradicts NCP's Water Promise
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won a lot of seats in the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) elections.
The BJP's city president said that providing water every day in Pimpri-Chinchwad is not possible, which contradicts a promise made by the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) in their manifesto.
The NCP had promised to provide daily water supply to the city.
Meanwhile, the NCP-SP, led by Sharad Pawar, had a bad performance in the elections and is now facing leaders leaving the party to join the BJP.
Some leaders, like Samarjeetsinh Ghatge and Nitin Sawant, have already joined the BJP.
The NCP-SP might have to consider merging with Ajit Pawar's faction in the future.
BJP won a majority in the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) elections with 84 seats.
BJP's city president, Shatrughna Kate, stated that daily water supply in Pimpri-Chinchwad is not possible, contradicting NCP's manifesto promise.
NCP had promised to ensure a daily water supply to Pimpri-Chinchwad in their manifesto.
NCP-SP faced a significant setback in the municipal elections, winning only 36 seats across 29 civic bodies.
Several NCP-SP leaders, including Samarjeetsinh Ghatge and Nitin Sawant, have left the party to join the BJP.
- Who
- BJP, NCP, Samarjeetsinh Ghatge, Nitin Sawant, Ajit Pawar, Devendra Fadnavis
- What
- BJP's victory in PCMC elections and NCP's manifesto promise on water supply, along with NCP-SP's exodus of leaders
- When
- After the recent municipal corporation elections
- Where
- Pimpri-Chinchwad and Western Maharashtra, India
- Why
- To highlight the political dynamics and the aftermath of the municipal elections
- BJP Seats in PCMC
- 84 out of 162
- NCP Seats in PCMC
- 37 out of 162
- BJP City President
- Shatrughna Kate
- NCP's Top Manifesto Promise
- Daily water supply in Pimpri-Chinchwad
- BJP's Stance on Water Supply
- Daily water supply is not possible
- NCP-SP Seats in Municipal Elections
- 36 out of 29 civic bodies
- Samarjeetsinh Ghatge
- NCP-SP leader returning to BJP
- Nitin Sawant
- NCP-SP leader who joined BJP
Sources
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