BJP Faces Major Rebellion in Nashik Civic Polls; Top Leaders Fail to Curb Dissidents

• BJP grapples with significant internal rebellion in the Nashik municipal corporation elections.
• Ten powerful rebel candidates, including former Mayor Ashok Murtadak and District General Secretary Amit Ghuge, are contesting against official BJP nominees.
• Minister Girish Mahajan's two-day efforts to curb the rebellion failed, impacting BJP's "100 plus" slogan.
• Key matchups include Arun Pawar vs. Amit Ghuge and Gurmeet Bagga vs. Ashok Murtadak.
• Out of 1395 nominations for 122 seats, 729 candidates remain, with BJP having 118 candidates.

Why It Matters: BJP's Nashik civic poll ambitions are severely challenged by a strong internal rebellion despite leadership intervention.