Pune: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that the next five years would be the time for Pune's quick progress and assured voters that the Mahayuti govt will work for the development of the city and the state. "The Mahayuti govt is taking serious steps to improve Pune's connectivity, and we are working to make Pune a well-connected city of the 21st century," he told the gathering at a campaign rally on SP College grounds. All 11 contestants from the seats in Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad were present on the dais along with deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar, Union minister and Pune MP Murlidhar Mohol and Union minister Ramdas Athavale.

Modi began his speech by thanking the citizens for the support extended to the BJP's thoughts and vision. He said that he was visiting the city to assure them that the new Mahayuti govt will work towards Pune's progress. Modi said that to empower the people of Pune, infrastructure, investment, and industry are required.

"We have worked on every aspect of it. In the last 10 years, the FDI increased exponentially. Maharashtra is at the top of the list of investment companies that visited India in the last two and a half years.

Pune and the region are getting a huge share of this FDI. The number of companies increased here when the investment was made in the electronics and IT sectors, and even existing companies underwent expansions of their business," the PMC said. He added that when the investment was made in startups, many companies and you.