India, Dec. 31 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has triggered discontent within its ranks ahead of the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) elections by denying tickets to a large number of its former corporators. Although the party is yet to announce its official list of candidates, the distribution of AB forms indicates that at least 42 sitting and former corporators have been dropped.

The move has come as a major setback for several leaders who had represented the party in the last PMC and were expecting renomination. Many of them have openly expressed anger against the party leadership, with some choosing to rebel.

Former corporators Prakash Dhore, Dhananjay Jadhav and Amol Balwadkar have already joined the Nationalist Congress Party...