Three days after Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) Pune city chief Prashant Jagtap quit the party to join Congress, its Mumbai head Rakhee Jadhav Monday chose a different path and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Jadhav is likely to contest from Ward Number 131 (Ghatkopar) in Mumbai, which she had represented from the undivided NCP in 2017, in the BMC elections 2026.
According to sources, Jadhav was upset after Shiv Sena (UBT) and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) alliance offered only 5 to 10 seats to the party. The NCP (SP) had sought at least 30 seats in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation elections.
Before Jadhav, several party leaders from Mumbai, including former corporator Dhananjay Pisal, leader Manish Dubey, and general secretary Ashok Panchal, have already quit to join Ajit Pawar-led NCP.
Jadhav was appointed as Mumbai chief of the undivided NCP after the arrest of Nawab Malik during the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government. She remained with the Sharad Pawar-led NCP after Ajit Pawar’s rebellion and the party’s split.
Jadhav contested the Maharashtra Assembly polls against BJP MLA Parag Shah in 2024.
Last week, Jagtap quit the party after it decided to ally with Ajit Pawar’s NCP in the Pune Municipal Corporation polls. He had opposed joining hands with Ajit Pawar, a BJP ally in Maharashtra and at the Centre.
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The BMC elections will be held on January 15, and the results will be declared the next day.
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