INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
PUNE: Congress candidate Ravindra Dhangekar was leading in Punes Kasba assembly seat, whereas BJPs Ashwini Jagtap was ahead in Chinchwad
seat in early trends, on Thursday.In Kasba, Dhangekar has preserved lead over BJP prospect Hemant Rasane after 6th round of counting with
Maha Vikas Aghadi is backing Congress prospect Dhangekar.In Chinchwad, Jagtap was leading over Nationalist Congress Partys (NCP) prospect
Nana Kate and independent Rahul Kalate with 4,000 votes.The streak began with the preliminary will continue till completion
Dhangekar will win by a minimum of 15,000 to 20,000 votes, stated NCP Pune city system primary Prashant Jagtap.The bypolls, demanded due to
the death of incumbent BJP MLAs Mukta Tilak (Kasba) and Laxman Jagtap (Chinchwad), were held on February 26, registering an average citizen
turnout of 50 per cent.These polls pitted the BJP and Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena versus the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance of the
Congress, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray).
