Here's what you can expect from your new MP

With the muchawaited Lok Sabha election results out today Punekars have a reason to rejoice as all the major party candidates in the fray are firm on fulfilling their promises made to the citizens in their cityspecific manifestoesDeepak Paigude MNS gtgt Promises better cityCentre relationsgtgtMacrolevel regional planninggtgtImproved public transportgtgtCentral government fundsRight from getting an IIT and IIM to the city to constructing new playgrounds from new lakes to the superfast Metro candidates and representatives told midday yesterday that they intend to deliver Punekars will be watchingSubhash Ware AAPgtgt Strengthened PMPML bus networkgtgtImproved public health systemgtgtBetter govtrun schoolsgtgt Strong representation in ParliamentTransparency focusUnlike the typical tall claims Aam Aadmi Party AAP candidate Subhash Ware said that he will focus on fulfillment of basic needs and ensure transparency in the daytoday business of the city ldquoRather than making only big announcements through prepoll manifestoes I will ensure the existing public transport system is enhanced by strengthening the network of PMPML buses Along with public transport my focus will also be on the public health system and on bringing about a qualitative change in governmentrun hospitals and schoolsrdquo said Ware ldquoIn the past Pune had a tradition of strongly putting city questions in Parliament which has stopped now I will reintroduce this tradition by participating in debates and raising solutiondriven questions in the Houserdquo he addedgtgtKadam CongressgtgtIIT and IIM in the citygtgt100 new playgrounds for childrengtgtMetro monorail and free bus service for citizens gtgt 12 new small lakesConfidentAs most exit polls have already declared that Narendra Modi will be Prime Minister the BJP city unit is confident about their candidate Anil Shirolersquos winldquoWe will win in Pune by a margin of at least one lakh votesrdquo claimed Medha Kulkarni BJP State Secretary ldquoThe city has a huge backlog of issues The BJP MP will focus on the cityrsquos planned development as it has expanded like a cancer so far The attention will be on efficient public transport clean rivers adequate water supply to every resident implementation of the city development plan and ensuring appropriate usage of reserved government landrdquo Kulkarni saidAnil Shirole BJPgtgt Planned development gtgtEfficient public transportgtgtAdequate water supply gtgtAppropriate use of reserved government landManifesto supremeThe Congress party which had released its city manifesto just four days before Pune went to polls on April 17 has made many tall claims and Congress City President Abhay Chhajed said if their candidate Vishwajeet Kadam wins all the promises will be fulfilled The manifesto had stated that if elected Kadam would bring both an IIT and an IIM to the city start 100 new playgrounds for children construct 12 new small lakes start a Metro rail service as well as a monorail and provide free bus service for citizens While Kadam was unavailable for comment Chhajed assured midday that the Congress candidate would fulfill each and every promise that was part of the 31page manifestoTheyrsquoll be watching Voters from the city who had come out in large numbers will hold the candidates to their promisesDark horseWhile predictions are that the fight will be between the Congress and the BJP in Pune the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena MNS is hoping that its city candidate Deepak Paigude will emerge as the dark horse ldquoAs Pune has emerged as a metro city macrolevel regional planning of both Pune and PimpriChinchwad is the need of the hour The first priority of the MNS MP for the city will be to focus on improving poor public transport by bringing in funds from the central governmentrdquo Anil Shidore MNS State General Secretary told middayFrom the first day of the election campaign MNS Chief Raj Thackeray has remained firm on his stand that MNS MPs from Maharashtra will extend their support to BJP PM candidate Narendra Modi Hence the MNS is positive that Pune will get Modi and the Centrersquos full attention if Paigude wins in Pune and NDA comes to power ldquoIn the past Modi had argued with the Centre on the bitter relations between the Centre and states Hence I have no doubt that if Modi becomes the new PM and the MNS wins in the city it will surely give a push to Punersquos developmentrdquo Shidore claimedCounting proceduregtgt Voting shall start at 8 amgtgtPostal Votes will be counted first followed by the votes on EVMsgtgt Each round is expected to take 25 minutesgtgtApproximately 8 hours needed to finish the counting of votesCounting day arrangements1350Total staff including counting officers supervisors and observers1500Police personnel that will control the movement of party workers and visitors7000Number of EVMs used in the polling process84Tables at every counting booth4Officials at every table who will monitor the counting process