BJP Delivers "440-Volt Shock" to Ajit Pawar, Poaches 13 Corporators

• BJP inducted 13 former corporators, including 9 from Ajit Pawar's NCP faction, in Pimpri-Chinchwad.
• This move is seen as a "440-volt shock" to Ajit Pawar and a strong response to NCP's earlier poaching of BJP corporators.
• The event, kept confidential until Saturday, saw BJP state president Ravindra Chavan and other leaders welcome the new members.
• BJP MLA Mahesh Lande called it "Diwali" in Pimpri-Chinchwad, hinting at an upcoming "Dada vs. Dada" election battle.
• NCP leaders Sunil Tatkare and Yogesh Bahal expressed concern, mentioning a prior agreement not to poach and vowing a political response.

Why It Matters: BJP's strategic poaching of corporators deals a major blow to Ajit Pawar's NCP faction.