Once upon a time, Kasba Peth was a BJP bastion in the heart of Pune, a traditional stronghold held by the saffron party for nearly 30 years.
But on March 2, when the results of the assembly bypoll in Kasba Peth were announced, celebrations broke out – not at the BJP office but at the Congress office in Pune’s Shivaji Nagar. Congress workers threw gulal at each other and cheered – a far cry from Congress Bhavan’s usual deserted look.
