The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) leadership were able to pacify the disgruntled members who opposed their chosen candidates in Kothrud and Hadapsar assembly constituencies. The BJP leader, Amol Balwadkar, openly opposed the party's candidate Chandrakant Patil, and announced to file the nomination forms as an independent. The rebel leader, Balasaheb Shivarkar and Yogesh Sasane, …
