Overview
- The party removed Pooja More-Jadhav as its Ward 2 nominee for the January 15 Pune civic polls.
- Pune MP and Union minister Murlidhar Mohol confirmed the withdrawal following objections from BJP workers.
- The controversy stemmed from older videos in which she was purportedly seen making personal remarks about Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and his wife during the Maratha quota agitation.
- More-Jadhav said she was targeted by online trolling, denied making the comments, and asserted the remarks were by another person.
- She had previously been issued the AB form to contest the seat under ally Republican Party of India quota.