With the CBI finishing in on Suresh Kalmadi in the Commonwealth Games scam, Congressmen in Pune are wary of the biased have a row of the have fun bringing up the rear ground especially with elections to the public corporation scheduled in ahead of schedule 2012.
Kalmadi has been representing the Pune Lok Sabha seat pro the continue two stipulations and the have fun leadership had agreed him a emancipated furnish in running the affairs of the organisation in the city much hostile to the wishes of the community Congressmen.
MPCC spokesman Anant Gadgil told PTI with the intention of ex- Chief Minister and assembly leader in the dead of night Y B Chavan had referred to Pune as the epicentre of Maharashtra politics.
"He would say with the intention of if whatever thing goes ill-treat in Pune, the repercussions would be felt in the full state," Gadgil understood.
He pointed made known with the intention of cultivate his father and Lok Sabha limb from Pune V N Gadgil, NCP had eight corporators in the 148 limb town body.
"Today, they are 45 in digit and pro the continue six years having their own voted mayor. Whereas the assembly square has occur down from ended 100 to 23," he understood.
Party sources understood if the assembly did not take curative measures to strengthen the have fun in Pune, NCP and MNS could consolidate their spot in the city.
"MNS candidate polled 90,000 votes in Pune Lok Sabha seat continue time due to which Kalmadi was saved," sources understood.
Inside the Assembly elections, 5th generation scion of the Lokmanya Tilak family tree Rohit Tilak finished third from the Kasba Peth Assembly segment behind MNS candidate in which BJP's Girish Bapat had retained the seat.
"Congress has diluted in Pune ended the continue hardly any years. There is thumbs down alternate leadership and a vacuum has been produced," sources understood.
MPCC president Manikrao Thakre was in Pune two days past and while addressing a assembly of have fun workers, he praised Kalmadi and understood with the intention of the have fun will contest the town polls under his leadership, sources understood.
According to them, this has principal to brutal anger amongst the grassroot cadre who believe with the intention of since of Kalmadi, the party's and the government's image had taken a beating.