{
  "id": 13725595,
  "title": "Ravindra Chavan Steps Up BJP-Mahayuti Campaign Ahead Of Pune Graduate, Teachers’ Polls",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/ravindra-chavan-steps-up-bjp-mahayuti-campaign-ahead-of-pune-graduate",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-11T13:04:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/education/ravindra-chavan-steps-up-bjp-mahayuti-campaign-ahead-of-pune-graduate-teachers-polls"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ahead of the upcoming Pune Graduate and Teachers' constituency elections, BJP Maharashtra president Ravindra Chavan embarked on a two-day campaign tour in the Pune division to bolster the BJP-Mahayuti alliance's prospects. During the tour, Chavan inaugurated the campaign for the alliance's candidates, Dr Smita Yogesh Jadhav and Kaustubh Gawade, at a gathering of party officials and workers.\n\nChavan also held organizational review meetings with BJP core committees in Pune city, Pune rural, Satara, Sangli, Kolhapur, and Solapur. He instructed party leaders to ramp up voter registration efforts, conduct booth-level micro-planning, and bolster the campaign machinery prior to the elections.\n\nIn a meeting with the Maharashtra State Old Pension Coordination Association, Chavan received their memorandum supporting the continuation of the old pension scheme for teachers and non-teaching employees. The association also pledged its backing for BJP-Mahayuti candidates Dr Smita Yogesh Jadhav and Kaustubh Gawade in the Pune division.\n\nIndependent candidate Nandkumar Sagar withdrew his nomination and aligned with the BJP-Mahayuti alliance during Chavan's meetings in Kolhapur and Solapur districts. At a workers' convention in Pune, Chavan presented Sharad Lad with an appointment letter, appointing him as the state secretary of the BJP Maharashtra unit.\n\nChavan emphasized that under Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis's leadership, the BJP-Mahayuti government is dedicated to creating opportunities for youth through education, careers, and startups. He aimed to encourage Mahayuti office-bearers to work tirelessly over the coming days to campaign for the candidates.",
  "summary": "Mumbai: BJP Maharashtra president Ravindra Chavan conducted a two-day tour of the Pune division ahead of the elections to the Pune Graduate and Teachers’ constituencies, launching the campaign for BJP-Mahayuti candidates Dr Smita Yogesh Jadhav and Kaustubh Gawade at a large gathering of party office-bearers and workers. During the tour, Chavan held organisational review meetings with BJP core…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}