Similarly, in Shirur, the party has fielded former Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Mangaldas Badal. With these developments, the electoral landscape in both Pune and Shirur has evolved into triangular contests, following the breakdown of VBA's seat-sharing arrangement with the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) last month.
Meanwhile, in Pune, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has nominated former mayor Murlidhar Mohol as its candidate, while the Congress has put forward Kasba MLA Ravindra Dhangekar. More's entry into the race has added an intriguing dimension to the contest.
Notably, the BJP has clinched victory in Pune in the past two terms, with Anil Shirole (2014) and Girish Bapat (2019) securing substantial victories. Prior to that, Congress' Suresh Kalmadi held the Pune MP seat, winning consecutively in 2004 and 2009.
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