When fielding Hemant Rasane for the Kasba peth by-poll, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had was hoping that his near affiliation with Ganesh mandals could paintings in favour of the party. However, his defeat proved in any other case with many small and medium mandals from the primary components of the metropolis contributing to his rout.
Among the motives why maximum of those Ganesh mandal employees tacitly labored in favour of Congress candidate Ravindra Dhangekar is Rasane`s affiliation with a part of the Dagdusheth Halwai Ganapati Trust. The distinguished Dagdusheth Halwai Ganapati Trust-run Suvarnayug Tarun Mandal has been antagonising smaller mandals over time because of the discriminatory remedy it receives all through annual processions.
Sachin Alande, president of a Ganesh mandal in Shukrawar peth, said, “We have labored difficult to get this win in Kasba, as for the ultimate over 30 years, the BJP has been prevailing here. Dhangekar is one people being a neighborhood volunteer geared up to assist all and sundry in any situation. Hence, that is a victory for the not unusualplace humans of Kasba.”
A trustee of some other mandal inquiring for anonymity said, “We aren’t towards Rasane who is a great leader. However, we idea it excessive time to expose how our mandal can assist decide on Dhangekar.”
On Thursday while Dhangekar received the by-poll, many small mandals even celebrated his victory. While there have been blended feelings amongst supporters of each BJP and MVA out of doors the counting cubicles and throughout the metropolis, the smaller mandals have been visible celebrating in a large manner withinside the evening.
A MVA volunteer Kiran Pisal said, “Initially for the primary 5 to 10 rounds, we have been involved in spite of having a lead in counting because the numbers may want to have modified in next rounds. But while Dhangekar`s win have become positive, all supporters and volunteers of MVA began out celebrating out of doors the counting sales space itself.”
Whereas Rasane supporter, Mandar Deodhar from Sadashiv peth, said, “The lead became to begin with fluctuating among Rasane and Dhangekar however because it have become positive that Dhangekar became leading, our volunteers have been disheartened. Most of them left the counting sales space. We will genuinely examine what went wrong.”