As many as 22 BJP workers were expelled from the fold for anti-party activities ahead of the civic polls in Maharashtra's Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar.

The BJP is contesting on 93 seats in the Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Municipal Corporation, and some party workers here were disgruntled over the announcement of candidature.

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The BJP's district unit president, Kishor Shitole, in a letter shared with the media, said that the party held a meeting and decided to suspend the membership of 22 workers.

The BJP workers were expelled from the party on Sunday (January 5, 2026), the letter stated.