More leaders join BJP ahead of civic polls; Sena (UBT) left with no former corporators in Pune

On Tuesday, NCP-SP leader Rahul Kalate, a prominent face from Pimpri-Chinchwad, joined the BJP in Mumbai. Kalate was the runner-up in the recent Assembly elections from Chinchwad, where he had contested against BJP candidate and sitting MLA Shankar Jagtap.