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The BJP has suspended 58 functionaries from Mumbai and Nagpur for a play of six years for breach of enactment subject successful the tally up to the January 15 polls to 29 municipal corporations, the enactment coming amid dissent marking the run of astir each large outfits and alliances successful the state.
The suspended leaders see erstwhile mayors, corporators and cardinal workers, who are accused of rebellion against authoritative candidates, successful effort to tarnish the party's representation and nonaccomplishment to cooperate with Mahayuti contestants, Bharatiya Janata Party sources said connected Saturday (January 10, 2026).
The 58 comprise 26 successful the metropolis, including Divya Dhole (Ward 60, Versova), Nehal Amar Shah (Ward 177, Matunga), Janhavi Rane (Ward 205, Abhyudayanagar), Asawari Patil (Ward 2, Borivli, presently contesting from Shiv Sena UBT), Mohan Ambekar (Ward 166, Kurla), Dhanashree Baghel (Ward 131, Pantnagar), they added.
The 32 persons suspended successful Nagpur see Vinayak Dehankar, hubby of erstwhile politician Archana Dehankar, arsenic good arsenic erstwhile corporators Sunil Agrawal and Dheeraj Chavan, these enactment sources said. The suspension orders were issued by Nagpur BJP president Dayashankar Tiwari.
Results of polls to 29 municipal corporations volition beryllium announced connected January 16.
The run has seen precocious levels of acrimony connected the backmost of constituents of the 2 large alliances, Mahayuti and Maha Vikas Aghadi, warring separately successful immoderate cities and successful caller and improbable formations successful others.
