The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has denied tickets to its higher education minister Vinod Tawde, former minister Prakash Mehta and party whip in the legislative assembly Rajkumar Purohit. The party’s six-term MLA and former revenue minister Eknath Khadse has also been denied ticket and his daughter Rohini Khadse has been named from the Muktainagar constituency.

Tawde has been replaced by general secretary of BJP Mumbai unit , Sunil Rane from Borivili constituency and Mehta’s Ghatkopar East constituency has gone to party corporator and developer Parag Shah.

Rane like Tawde hails from Konkan and is a Maratha leader. He is the son of former BJP minister Datta Rane.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has denied tickets to its higher education minister Vinod Tawde, former minister Prakash Mehta and party whip in the legislative assembly Rajkumar Purohit. The party’s six-term MLA and former revenue minister Eknath Khadse has also been denied ticket and his daughter Rohini Khadse has been named from the Muktainagar constituency.

Tawde has been replaced by general secretary of BJP Mumbai unit , Sunil Rane from Borivili constituency and Mehta’s Ghatkopar East constituency has gone to party corporator and developer Parag Shah.

Rane like Tawde hails from Konkan and is a Maratha leader. He is the son of former BJP minister Datta Rane.