Amravati, Oct. 12 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has expelled three of its leaders, Chandrashekhar Bhoyar, Sangeeta Shinde and Sumit Pawar, for six years for defying the party's directive and refusing to withdraw their nomination papers from the Amravati Teachers' Constituency election, where the Mahayuti alliance has fielded its official candidate from the Shiv Sena.
The disciplinary action was taken by BJP district president and MLA Pratap Adsad, following the decision of the three leaders to remain in the electoral fray despite the alliance's seat-sharing arrangement.
The Amravati Teachers' Constituency seat has been allotted to the Shiv Sena led by Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde under the Mahayuti alliance. Accordingly, the ...