Pune: A day after BJP announced its official candidate for the Chinchwad seat, NCP functionaries from the constituency, who had earlier urged Ajit Pawar to get this seat in the Mahayuti alliance, said they would now try to get the candidature from the opposition MVA . NCP's former corporators on Monday passed a resolution not to work for the Mahayuti candidate. Instead, they hope to get a ticket from Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) and field the candidate from their own party.
BJP on Sunday nominated Shankar Jagtap, the brother-in-law of incumbent MLA Ashwini Jagtap, for the Chinchwad seat. Ashwini won the by-election held last year following the death of her husband Laxman Jagtap, a two-term MLA. Former NCP corporator Prashant Shitole said it has now become clear that the talks between Pawar and the BJP brass failed as he was unable to secure the seat for the party.
"However, we have the option to go with MVA because they are yet to announce a candidate, and it is also not decided which party from the alliance will contest this seat," Shitole said. He added: "Earlier, we met Sharad Pawar and other leaders of MVA with a demand to give us a ticket, and we hope they will consider our demand." A final decision is likely from MVA within the next two days, he said.
Nana Kate, another former corporator who is also eyeing a ticket here, said, "Voters in Chinchwad are tired of dynasty politics, and people are not happy. But, despite that, a person from the same family [Jagtap] has been nomin.