"I have written to the Chief Minister many times on rising crimes in Pune, so I want to ask him what he has done about it? There were never issues between the family. We are all here to serve the public," Sule told reporters.
Pune BJP President Dhiraj Ghate said the decision was taken after consultations with senior leaders to present a candidate with a professional background and administrative understanding ahead of the civic polls.
Shiv Sena Leader Ravindra Dhangekar denied the claims of switching to Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) following a meeting with Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Pawar ahead of Pune civic polls.
After Pimpri-Chinchwad, the uncle-nephew duo of Ajit Pawar and Sharad Pawar have joined hands for the Pune civic polls, Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) MLA Rohit Pawar announced on Monday.