Pune: Maharashtra minister and BJP candidate Chandrakant Patil is locked in a triangular contest in Pune city's Kothrud constituency where he faces a challenge from the Shiv Sena and MNS for a second term from the seat. Despite initial criticism of being an "outsider," former state BJP president Patil then won against Maharashtra Navnirman Sena candidate Kishor Shinde, who had …
In the run-up to the November 20 assembly polls, Kothrud — a Bharatiya Janata Party stronghold — had seen internal rifts, with minister Chandrakant Patil having to work harder to secure support from his own party’s ranks. Rebel party members Amol Balwadkar and Ujwal Keskar had initially prepared to contest the election against him, citing Patil’s non-local status and calling …
