Ajit Pawar's Protégé Amol Balwadkar Rattles Chandrakant Patil in Pune Polls

• BJP Cabinet Minister Chandrakant Patil is actively campaigning in Pune's Ward No. 9.
• Amol Balwadkar, denied a BJP ticket, joined NCP and is now fiercely attacking Chandrakant Patil.
• Patil predicted BJP's Lahu Balwadkar would win with the highest votes, which Amol Balwadkar sarcastically countered.
• Amol Balwadkar claims his ticket was cut for seeking an assembly candidature from Kothrud.
• Ajit Pawar openly supported Amol Balwadkar, holding his first public meeting in Pune for him.

Why It Matters: A former BJP leader, now NCP's Amol Balwadkar, fiercely challenges Chandrakant Patil in Pune polls with Ajit Pawar's backing.