Summary:
A Dhangar community leader Gopichand Padalkar, who left Prakash Ambedkar-led Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi on Monday joined BJP and will be fielded against NCP leader and former deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar from Baramati assembly constituency. If he is ready, I will try to field him from Baramati Assembly seat." By giving candidature to Padalkar, BJP also proposes to attract Dhangar community in the Daund and Indapur constituencies from Pune district. On his part, NCP leader and former deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar said he will make all efforts to re-elect from Baramati seat. However, after NCP chief's intervention Ajit Pawar decided to contest from Baramati and also participated in the seat-sharing talks with Congress party..