Internal rift in Nagpur BJP: Did the Gadkari-Fadnavis rivalry cost the MLC polls?

Speculation is mounting that persistent friction between the camps of Nitin Gadkari and Devendra Fadnavis in Nagpur may have played a decisive role in the party’s recent Legislative Council poll setback. Insiders suggest that despite sharing the same party banner, the two regional power centers operated at cross-purposes, allegedly fielding proxy candidates and cultivating competing narratives behind the scenes to undercut each other’s influence. While both leaders maintain a united public front, political circles continue to question whether this quiet tug-of-war for local supremacy inadvertently sabotaged the party's electoral prospects.