India, Jan. 6 -- Shilpa Keluskar has emerged as the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP's) official candidate for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections from ward 173 in Sion, despite the party having filed a police complaint against her on January 3 over the alleged unauthorised use of its nomination papers.

The Maharashtra State Election Commission (SEC) has not only validated her nomination, but also allotted her the BJP's official symbol for the January 15 civic polls.

This has set up an unwanted contest between alliance partners, with Keluskar, contesting on a BJP ticket, pitted against the Shiv Sena's Pooja Kamble. The BJP and Shiv Sena are allies in the BMC elections.

The BJP had initially issued Keluskar a nomination ...