In BJP's candidate list for Maharashtra polls, tickets for turncoats

Both Khadse and Mehta had been dropped from the state cabinet following allegations of graft either directly or indirectly in 2016 and 2019. However, it is not clear why the ministers were not included in the first list as these seats are considered to be sure BJP seats and there is no rebellion in these constituencies. It is not clear whether these senior leaders have been dropped on performance parameters or if they will be included in the next list. The party has repeated around 52 of its sitting legislators and included 12 women candidates in the list. Majority of the turncoats, who joined the BJP ahead of the polls from the Opposition have been given tickets. 'The candidate list has a clear imprint of the Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. The first list has his PA's name but does not have four ministers. The list also indicates how Fadnavis and Thackeray have worked behind the scenes to compromise and finalise the candidates to avoid rebellion,'' said a senior BJP leader, who did not want to be named. For instance former Congress leaders Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil, Jaykumar Gore, Kalidas Kolambkar, Harshawardhan Patil and former NCP MLAs Shivendra Bhosale, Vaibhav Pichad, Sandeep Naik, Ranajagjitsinh Patil have been included in the list. Barring Ranajagjitsinh, all the other turncoats will contest from their home constituencies. Ranajagjitsinh, however, has been asked to contest from Tuljapur instead of his home turf of Osmanabad, which has been left for the Sena. Fadnavis's personal assistant Abhimanyu Pawar has been given a ticket from Ausa constituency in Marathwada. This seat was with the Sena. In Mumbai, the BJP has nominated 11 candidates; it has 15 sitting MLAs from the city. Besides Tawde's Borivili and Mehta's Ghatkopar East, the BJP has not included its sitting MLAs Bharati Lavekar from Versova and Raj Purohit from Colaba. The BJP has also retained both its seats from Navi Mumbai - Airoli and Belapur. But, instead of giving the Belapur ticket to senior NCP leader Ganesh Naik, who was inducted in BJP recently, the party has retained its sitting MLA Manda Mhatre. DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: Hindustan Timeshttps://ask.fm/simenrjeekran

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