Dhairyasheel Mohite Patil, who resigned from the BJP earlier this week, joined the NCP (SP) on Sunday and was declared as the Sharad Pawar-led outfit's candidate for Madha Lok Sabha seat in Maharashtra's Solapur district, reported news agency PTI.

Mohite Patil will file his nomination on April 16, said NCP (SP) state president Jayant Patil, reported PTI.