BJP leader Nishikant Bhosale Patil and former BJP MP Sanjaykaka Patil joined the NCP on Friday in the presence of Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, ahead of the upcoming Maharashtra assembly elections 2024.

Sanjaykaka Patil and Nishikant Bhosale have received their AB forms and are now official candidates for the NCP in the Maharashtra assembly elections 2024, representing Tasgaon and Islampur, respectively, sources told ANI.