India, Feb. 19 -- Twenty eight former Navi Mumbai BJP corporators, office bearers and party workers from the Belapur assembly constituency who had quit the party to join NCP (SP) along with MLA Sandeep Naik, when he was denied a ticket, returned to their home turf on Tuesday night. There is however no word on Sandeep, who had led the rebellion at the time, upsetting party leaders.

Their ghar wapsi was announced by Sandeep's father and BJP minister Ganesh Naik, who remained loyal to the party despite his son hurling allegations against the party in the past.

While Ganesh Naik skirted comment on his son, about the others, he said, "Their return has once again added to the party's strength in the Belapur assembly constituency."

The corpor...