Pune ZP Election: Ajit Pawar's NCP Surges, Leads in Postal Ballots

• Counting for Pune Zilla Parishad and Panchayat Samiti elections is underway, with early leads and deficits emerging.
• Ajit Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has taken a significant lead, especially in postal ballots in Maval taluka.
• The main contest is between NCP, BJP, Shiv Sena, and Congress, with close margins due to multi-cornered fights.
• 73 Zilla Parishad and 146 Panchayat Samiti constituencies are being counted, with results expected to go down to the wire.
• The results will shape rural power dynamics in Pune and influence future political calculations.