Overview
- Sharing a stage for the first time since the 2023 split, Ajit Pawar and Supriya Sule launched a joint manifesto for the Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad municipal elections.
- The platform promises assured tap water, traffic decongestion with pothole-free roads, hi‑tech healthcare, slum rehabilitation, free PMPML and Metro travel, a property‑tax waiver for homes up to 500 sq ft, and tablets for students.
- Leaders presented the tie-up as a civic-focused arrangement designed to prevent a vote split that could aid the BJP in these city contests.
- Asked about a broader reunion, Ajit Pawar said "wait and watch," as Opposition figures claimed a joint manifesto amounts to effective unity.
- Maharashtra’s State Election Commission has slated polling for 29 municipal corporations on January 15 with counting on January 16, including in Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad.