If their sons have sprinted to the Bharatiya Janta Party camp, can the fathers be far behind? This is what is being said about disgruntled Maratha leaders Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil (Congress) and Vijaysinh Mohite Patil (Nationalist Congress Party), who are expected to step into their sons' shoes in coming days.

Vikhe Patil's move

Vikhe Patil's son Sujay joined the BJP amid high drama and was fielded as the party's nominee from Ahmednagar, where the party replaced its sitting MP, Dilip Gandhi. Sujay wanted the Congress to field him, but the NCP, which has this seat, refused to let go of its claim. Since then, the senior Vikhe Patil was upset and has been campaigning for his son. The NCP has lodged a complaint against him for breaching the alliance dharma. Vikhe Patil told media persons some days ago that he will make a move that will rock political circles.