Summary:
Patil’s candidature was opposed by a section of BJP leaders in Sangli. AURANGABAD/KOLHAPUR: Sitting MPs Sunil Gaikwad (Latur) and Dilip Gandhi (Ahmednagar) were denied tickets for the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections in the BJP’s first national list of candidates announced on Thursday. Sujay, a neurosurgeon by profession, will be making his entry into politics with this nomination. However, Shrungare, who is in the construction business, was the popular choice of local BJP workers.Gaikwad had won the 2014 election by a majority of over 2.5 lakh votes. The list included 16 names from Maharashtra.While speculations were rife that the party would not retain Gaikwad owing to his differences with some senior BJP leaders, what came as a surprise was the ticket going to Sudhakar Shrungare, a member of the Latur zilla parishad..