NCP's Ahilyanagar Stronghold Crumbles: Both Factions Wiped Out in Local Polls

• Ahilyanagar, once an NCP stronghold, saw both Sharad Pawar and Ajit Pawar factions fail to win any mayoral posts.
• BJP emerged dominant, securing mayoral positions in 7 out of 12 local bodies in the district.
• Shiv Sena (Shinde faction) won 2 mayoral posts, Congress won 1, and Independents/Local Fronts won 2.
• The district, with 11 Municipal Councils and 1 Nagar Panchayat, now appears 'NCP-free' in mayoral leadership.
• MLA Prajakt Tanpure's City Development Front won in Rahuri, and Balasaheb Thorat's Sangamner Seva Samiti won in Sangamner.

Why It Matters: NCP's split led to a complete wipeout in Ahilyanagar local elections, losing its traditional stronghold.