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In this special report, the focus is on the shifting political landscape of Maharashtra as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) makes significant inroads into traditional strongholds. Union Minister and Pune MP Muralidhar Mohal discusses the BJP's role in dismantling the long-standing dominance of the Pawar family in Pune and Pimpri. The speaker notes that 'family names are no longer guarantee of votes' and that political relevance now requires more than just family legacy. The programme highlights how the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) alliance between Ajit Pawar and Sharad Pawar failed to hold their bastion in Western Maharashtra against the BJP's surge. Muralidhar Mohal provides insights into the strategic shift that led to this electoral outcome, marking a 'bad day in the office' for the established political dynasties of the region.

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00:00And today was also a bad day in the office for the Pawars.
00:04Because remember, not just the Thakres who've lost their bastion in Pune,
00:08lost their bastion in Mumbai, in Pune and Pimpri Tinswat,
00:11the Pawars who once dominated Western Maharashtra have also lost out to the BJP.
00:16It almost seems as if family names are no longer guarantee of votes
00:21and political relevance now demands more than just family reunions.
00:26Ajit Pawar and Sharad Pawar had contested together in Pune.
00:31But that NCP alliance just did not quite work in the end.
00:36Earlier, I spoke to the Union Minister and the Pune MP Muralidar Mohol of the BJP
00:41asked him what was their role in breaking the Pawar bastion in Pune.
00:47Listen in.
00:48Thank you, sir.
02:45and local bodies in the election of Pune has a great reward for the local bodies in Pune.
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