India, Feb. 10 -- The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) registered a landslide victory in the Pune Zilla Parishad elections. By late Monday evening, the NCP had won 51 of the 73 seats, while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) trailed far behind with 10 seats.

The elections were conducted in the immediate aftermath of Ajit Pawar's death on January 28. No senior leaders from any major party campaigned during the election period, with political activity remaining subdued across the district. Despite this, voters across Pune overwhelmingly backed the NCP, reinforcing the party's long-standing hold over the rural local body.

For nearly three decades, the Pune Zilla Parishad had remained a stronghold of late Ajit Pawar, who took a keen and perso...