The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is leading in Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation. It is set to win in both regions for the second consecutive time. In Pune, the BJP has won 90 seats and 83 in Pimpri-Chinchwad. It is leading in both the regions despite facing stiff competition from its state and national ally in the Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). In Ward 5 and 36 BJP won all four seats and two seats in Ward 18. In Ward 35, Manjusha Nagpure and Shrikant Jagtap from the BJP were already elected unopposed.
In Ward No. 5 (Vadgaon Sheri-Kalyani Nagar), the BJP candidates from all four seats (A, B, C, D), Narayan Galande, Shweta Galande, Kavita Galande, and Yogesh Mulik, have won the election. In Ward No. 18 (Wanowire-Salunke Vihar), Sahil Kedari from the Indian National Congress (INC) won from the 'A' seat, BJP’s Kalinda Punde won from the 'B' seat, Komal Shendkar of BJP won from the 'C' seat, and INC’s Prashant Jagtap won from the 'D' seat. In Ward No. 36, which covers the Sahakarnagar–Padmavati area, the party registered a complete sweep, with all four candidates from the BJP panel emerging victorious. BJP’s Mahesh Wable won his seat with a commanding margin of 5,000 votes. Shailaja Bhosale secured a win by 2,595 votes, while Sai Thopte emerged successful with a margin of 2,400 votes. Veena Ghosh also posted a strong performance, winning her contest by 4,000 votes, underlining the BJP’s dominance in the ward, reported Pune Mirror.
The voter turnout in Pune stood at 52.42%, while Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation recorded a turnout of 57.71% in the 2026 municipal elections. Pune had approximately 35,52,637 eligible voters, whereas Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation had around 17,13,891 eligible voters for the polls.