Who is vishal Patil? Who filed nomination against uddhav group…
Congress leader from maharashtra vishal Prakashbapu Patil on monday filed his nomination papers as an independent candidate for the Sangli lok sabha seat. Here he will also face Chandrahar Patil of shiv sena (UBT), the official candidate of the 'India' block. In Sangli, bjp has fielded two-time sitting mp Sanjaykaka Patil in an attempt to score a hat-trick.
Who is vishal Patil of Congress?
Vishal Patil has been holding the command of congress in Sangli district for many years. He is the grandson of late chief minister Vasantdada Patil and son of five-time veteran mp Prakashbapu Patil. vishal Patil's decision to contest the elections as an independent may lead to a triangular contest and may spoil Chandrahar Patil's chances of victory, which may prove beneficial for the BJP.
Supporters still hoping for tickets
Supporters of vishal Patil claimed that he is still hopeful of a ticket from the congress and he is likely to file the second set of nomination papers on Tuesday, although party officials declined to comment. congress MLA from Palus-Kadegaon in Sangli Dr Vishwajit Kadam, vishal Patil, and other senior party leaders from the district met congress President mallikarjun Kharge and other top leaders several times in delhi and stressed that congress should contest elections from Sangli.
Shiv Sena (UBT) was requested to leave the seat
Last week also, the Kadam-Patil duo had strongly requested shiv sena (UBT) President and former maharashtra chief minister uddhav thackeray to 'leave' the Sangli seat for congress, but later he rejected their appeal. For the last few days, there was a political murmur in Sangli that angry party workers would not campaign for wrestling champion Chandrahar Patil. Earlier, state congress leaders, including state congress president Nana Patole and others, had last month objected to the unilateral 'grabbing' of the Sangli seat by shiv sena (UBT) amid seat-sharing talks. At present, congress has maintained silence on the latest developments.
