India, Dec. 30 -- Denial of tickets to several sitting and former corporators has triggered discontent within the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Pune, with at least three leaders-Dhananjay Jadhav (Sadashiv Peth), Shankar Pawar (Dattawadi) and Mukari Algude (Wadarwadi)-joining the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) in recent days. Several other aspirants, party sources said, are in touch with rival parties.

Whereas Shiv Sena leader and former Kasba Peth MLA Ravindra Dhangekar held a meeting with NCP leader Ajit Pawar. Dhangekar is said to be unhappy as all four candidates from Prabhag number 24 have been announced by Shiv Sena's alliance partner, BJP. Dhangekar is keen to field his son or wife from the ward. When asked about his meeting wi...