Overview
- Senior leader Neelam Gorhe urged the State Election Commission to examine reports of cash distribution before the January 15 Pune Municipal Corporation vote and said a police complaint would follow.
- Gorhe questioned recent administrative and police transfers, calling for a six-month review and tighter patrolling to safeguard the polling process.
- The party is contesting independently after seat-sharing talks with the BJP collapsed, with Shiv Sena saying it identified 35 seats later pared to 25 while the BJP offered 12.
- Eknath Shinde led a large rally as leaders including Gulabrao Patil, Yogesh Kadam, Nilesh Rane, Kishor Patil and Vijay Shivtare canvassed across wards.
- Shiv Sena’s manifesto emphasizes protecting hills and biodiversity zones and proposes a Pune Vikas Parishad for participatory planning, with post-poll tie-ups considered only if partners accept this agenda and with final decisions left to Shinde.