The BJP’s campaign will feature a mix of senior national and state leaders. Union minister Nitin Gadkari and party national general secretary Shiv Prakash are among the prominent names expected to campaign in the two constituencies.

Speaking to reporters after a campaign meeting ahead of the January 15 local body elections, Harshwardhan Sapkal referred to recent political developments in Ambernath, where Congress councillors joined hands with the BJP after the municipal polls