BJP's Manjusha Nagpure Elected Unopposed as Pune Mayor, Parshuram Wadekar Deputy

• BJP corporator Manjusha Nagpure elected unopposed as Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) mayor.
• Republican Party of India (Athawale) leader Parshuram Wadekar also elected unopposed as deputy mayor.
• Rival candidates from NCP and Congress withdrew their nominations, paving the way for the BJP-led alliance.
• Nagpure, representing Sinhagad, has a long association with RSS and holds a postgraduate management qualification.
• The BJP dominates the 165-member PMC with 119 seats; Union Minister Murlidhar Mohol thanked voters for the clear majority.