Former BJP MP Gopal Shetty withdrew his nomination filed for the upcoming Maharashtra Elections 2024. He had filed nomination papers as an independent candidate from Borivali Assembly constituency and his candidature posed a challenge to BJP's official candidate Sanjay Upadhyay. 

Speaking to the press after announcing his decision to withdraw from Maharashtra Elections 2024, Shetty said, "There were never any differences. There were things related to a particular issue. I think it has reached the right place. There is no need to say what happened and how it happened. But I would like to say that party is supreme, individuals are smaller."