In nominating Pune leader Medha Kulkarni to the Rajya Sabha from Maharashtra, the state BJP’s hand may have been pressed by several factors that assume importance in an election year. Here are a few
As the BJP nominates two-time CM Ashok Chavan, former MLA Medha Kulkarni and doctor Ajit Gopchade for the Rajya Sabha polls from Maharashtra, a look at who they are and why they were picked.
In Pune's by-polls, Congress's Ravindra Dhangekar won in Kasba Peth considered to be a stronghold of the BJP. Ashwini Laxman Jagtap brought victory for the saffron party in Pune's Pimpri Chinchwad.
Police have registered a case against Hemant Rasane, the BJPcandidate for Kasba assembly seat bypoll in Maharashtra's Pune district, for allegedly violating the model code of conduct, an official said on Monday.
Bypolls to Kasba and Chinchwad Assembly seats, necessitated due to the death of their respective BJP MLAs Mukta Tilak and Laxman Jagtap, were held on Sunday.