Election officials for the Mahim Assembly constituency have rejected the application of Dhanashri Sahasrabuddhe—the woman who infamously vandalised the nameplate outside DyCM Devendra Fadnavis’s office at Mantralaya in September—filed her nomination as a ‘BJP candidate’ a month later. Sahastrabuddhe submitted her nomination despite not receiving any official nomination or an A and B form from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to support her candidacy.

Sahastrabuddhe was among many candidates who filed nominations from the Mahim Assembly constituency for the upcoming election. In the column requesting applicants to specify the party they represent, Sahastrabuddhe listed ‘BJP.’ However, on Wednesday, during the scrutiny of applications, her nomination was rejected by election officials. Sahastrabuddhe did not respond to calls for comment.