Mumbai, Dec. 25 -- With the upcoming municipal corporation elections in the state, there has been a surge in party entries and defections, and the ruling parties, including the BJP, are seeing increased inflow.

On one hand, the Thackeray brothers have come together for the Mumbai municipal corporation elections, while on the other hand, both factions of the Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party are uniting in Pune. Meanwhile, the BJP is also witnessing a strong wave of party inductions.

In Nashik, several leaders are joining the BJP on Thursday, including a former Maharashtra Navnirman Sena MLA, informed Minister Girish Mahajan.

However, BJP's Nashik Municipal Corporation election in-charge Devyani Pharande opposed these inductions and ch...