Uncertain of BJP ticket, Misal says she will only contest Parvati seat

Misal said she was keen to contest the Parvati assembly seat for a fourth consecutive time but that depended upon the party.

Sitting BJP legislator Madhuri Misal. (Facebook/ Madhuri Misal MLA BJP PUNE)

Uncertain whether she will get a party ticket for a fourth time for assembly election, sitting BJP legislator Madhuri Misal said she ensured development in the constituency in her past three tenures and that she has no other constituency to contest except Parvati in the upcoming polls.

“I studied the problems of the constituency and resolved them with proper planning whether it is traffic, water, environment or slum rehabilitation,” she said. Misal said that part of the constituency is flood prone so steps have been taken to mitigate the situation.

“I have done work in such a manner that people will talk about it for a long time and will give me credit for it even when I will not be the legislator representing them,” she said.

Misal said she was keen to contest the Parvati assembly seat for a fourth consecutive time but that depended upon the party. “If I contest, it will be from Parvati as there is no other constituency for me to contest. I will work for the party despite who gets the candidature,” she said.

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On being a senior party legislator who didn’t make it as a minister, Misal said it was upto the party as to who should be made minister. She said that the party will make her a minister once they recognise her good work as legislator.

Ajay Jadhav

Ajay Jadhav is an Assistant Editor with The Indian Express, Pune. He writes on Infrastructure, Politics, Civic issues, Sustainable Development and related stuff. He is a trekker and a sports enthusiast. Ajay has written research articles on the Conservancy staff that created a nationwide impact in framing policy to improve the condition of workers handling waste. Ajay has been consistently writing on politics and infrastructure. He brought to light the lack of basic infrastructure of school and hospital in the hometown of Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde even as two private helipads were developed by the leader who mostly commutes from Mumbai to Satara in helicopter. Ajay has been reporting on sustainable development initiatives that protects the environment while ensuring infrastructure development. ... Read More

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