Maha Council polls: BJP extends support to Shiv Sena nominee

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday extended its support to Shiv Sena candidate and Maharashtra environment minister Ramdas Kadam for the December 27 biennial Legislative Council election from the Mumbai self government local body.

Speaking to reporters after a joint meeting of Sena-BJP corporators to finalise the strategy for the upcoming polls, Mumbai BJP president Ashish Shelar said Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has asked for all first preference votes of 31 BJP corporators to be given to Kadam.

Shelar also said that BJP will not utilise its second preference votes. “We planned our strategy to ensure Kadam’s victory by a resounding margin,” he said.