Pune Civic Polls: All Major Party Chiefs Contest, Prestige at Stake!

• City presidents of all five major parties in Pune are contesting the upcoming municipal elections.
• BJP's Dheeraj Ghate, Congress's Arvind Shinde (Ward No. 13), and NCP's Subhash Jagtap (Ward No. 36 (A)) are in the fray.
• Thackeray faction's Sanjay More and MNS's Sainath Babar have also secured tickets for the civic polls.
• These elections are considered a significant test of prestige for the party leaders in Pune.

Why It Matters: Pune's major party presidents are all contesting PMC elections, making it a high-stakes battle.