Speaking in the legislative assembly during the debate on the governor's address to the joint sitting of both Houses, Shinde said, ¿Now in the next elections, I am also with the BJP. We are the Shiv Sena that contested the last election in alliance with the BJP while you all had contested the election separately
Pune: The defeat in Kasba has woken up the BJP top brass in Maharashtra. The party lost the constituency, but won in Chinchwad. These both seats are from urban areas, which have been its strongholds since 2014.
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.
In shared honours, Maharashtra's ruling Shiv Sena-Bharatiya Janata Party and opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi bagged one seat each in the by-elections to two seats - Kasbapeth and Chinhwad - the results of which were announced here on Thursday.In a .