The BJP’s Madha MP Ranjitsinh Naik Nimbalkar is facing stiff opposition from party leaders and workers after he was renominated from the Lok Sabha seat. However, Nimbalkar said he was picked by the party after a thoughtful process and was confident he would sail through.
While speaking to The Indian Express, Nimbalkar said, “Such things happen during election time. There is nothing new in this. But I am fully confident that our top leaders will resolve the issue and the storm will soon blow over”.
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“I have elective merit and therefore the party has refielded me. The party thinks from all angles before fielding a candidate. It did the same thing in the 2019 elections and even now after considering all possible angles, it has zeroed on me to represent the party in the next Lok Sabha,” he said.
The Nimbalkar camp has been uneasy after veteran leader Vijaysinh Mohite-Patil met NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) chief Sharad Pawar in Madha on Sunday. Vijaysinh Mohite-Patil, who was earlier with the NCP but joined the BJP during the 2019 elections, is seeking to contest on a Nationalist Congress Party ticket.
After Vijaysinh Mohite-Patil met Sharad Pawar, the BJP immediately sent its trouble-shooter Girish Mahajan to pacify him. Mahajan on Sunday met Vijaysinh Mohite-Patil and tried to pacify him and his angry supporters. “I will inform Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis about the demands of Mohite-Patil’s supporters and his views as well…The issue will be sorted out,” he said.
Meanwhile, NCP (SP) Maharashtra spokesperson Mahesh Tapase said, “It is true that Vijaysinh Mohite-Patil had our party chief and held a discussion. We can’t reveal anything at this juncture”.
However, NCP (SP) insiders said Vijaysinh Mohite-Patil will be fielded from the Madha seat by the party.
Nimbalkar, however, dismissed any such idea. “Nobody will go anywhere. Our top party leaders are capable of addressing the issue. When I and Mohite-Patil joined the BJP during the 2019 elections, the party leaders themselves had made it clear that I would be contesting from the Madha seat,” he said.