<p>Kamptee (Nagpur District): When Chandrashekhar Bawankule, a three-time MLA and then state Energy Minister, was denied a ticket in 2019, the OBC Teli community was annoyed over BJP’s decision. </p><p>In Vidarbha, the two dominant communities are OBC Kunbi and OBC Teli, which are largely with Congress and BJP, respectively. </p><p>Kamptee (also spelled Kamti), along the banks of Kanhan river on the outskirts of Nagpur, falls under the Ramtek (SC) Lok Sabha seat. </p><p>Kamptee was developed as a cantonment in the British era.</p><p>Now it houses Brigade of the Guards Regimental Centre</p><p>The impact was clearly felt in the 2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly polls in Vidarbha, which accounts for 62 seats. </p>.Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024 | Shiv Sena (UBT) declares candidates for disputed Versova and Ghatkopar West seats in Mumbai.<p>In 2014, the BJP swept the polls with 43 seats while in 2019 it dropped to 29 - giving a jolt to the saffron party.</p><p>BJP rectified and in 2022, Bawankule was made a member of Maharashtra Legislative Council. </p><p>Later, he was made the Maharashtra BJP President replacing Chandrakant Patil. </p><p>In the post-poll scenario, Bawankule is expected to play a major role. </p><p>Bawankule will lock horns with Suresh Bhoyar, a former President of the Nagpur Zila Panchayat. Incidentally, Bhoyar’s father Yadavrao Bhoyar is a two-time MLA from the same seat. </p><p>"Winning is not an issue for Bawankule. What has to be seen is with what margin he wins," said Ajay Pathak, the state BJP spokesperson. </p><p>In 2019, after Bawankule was dropped, the BJP had Tekchand Sawarkar, who had defeated Bhoyar. </p><p>“Bawakule Saheb’s work speaks across Vidarbha. He is one of the most important leaders of the Teli community,” said Ajay Agarwal, the Treasurer of BJP’s Nagpur district. </p><p>Former councillor Pamod Yadav, whose forefathers have migrated from Allahabad (now Prayagraj), to this town, and has seen both the Congress and BJP days, said that a lot of things in Kamptee needs to be addressed. “As far as Bawankule Saheb is concerned, he has his own identity as a grassroots worker,” said Yadav, who has traversed a long political journey from Congress to being a BJP supporter. </p><p>A senior Congress leader, however, said: “There is a sizable population of Muslims and Dalits and Bawankule would be challenged in a big way by Bhoyar.”</p>.<p><em><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/assembly-elections-2024">Assembly Elections 2024</a> | The <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/maharashtra-assembly-elections-2024">Maharashtra Assembly polls</a> will take place against the backdrop of a fractured political landscape in the western state where the <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/shiv-sena">Shiv Sena</a> and <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/ncp">NCP</a> will be going up against the <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/uddhav-thackeray">Uddhav Thackeray</a> and <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/sharad-pawar">Sharad Pawar</a> factions, even as the <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/bjp">BJP</a> and <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/congress">Congress</a> try to make their mark. Meanwhile, in <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/jharkhand-assembly-elections-2024">Jharkhand</a>, the <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/jmm">JMM</a> faces a new challenge after <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/hemant-soren">Hemant Soren's</a> recent arrest and <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/champai-soren">Champai</a>, a longstanding party member, joining the BJP. The <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/haryana-assembly-elections-2024">Haryana election</a> resulted in a shock loss for Congress, which was looking to galvanize on the <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/lok-sabha-elections-2024">Lok Sabha</a> poll performance, while <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/jammu-and-kashmir-assembly-elections-2024">J&K</a> also saw the grand old party eventually stepping away from the cabinet, with <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/omar-abdullah">Omar Abdullah</a>'s JKNC forming government. It remains to be seen if the upcoming polls help BJP cement its position further or provide a fillip to I.N.D.I.A. Check live updates and track the latest coverage, live news, in-depth opinions, and analyses only on <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/">Deccan Herald</a>.</em></p><p><em><strong>Subscribe and follow DH on <a href="https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va4ifN6AYlULZASc7V3S">Whatsapp</a>, <a href="https://x.com/DeccanHerald">X</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/deccanherald/">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@DeccanHerald">YouTube</a>, and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/deccanherald/?hl=en">Instagram</a> to never miss out on anything.</strong></em></p>
<p>Kamptee (Nagpur District): When Chandrashekhar Bawankule, a three-time MLA and then state Energy Minister, was denied a ticket in 2019, the OBC Teli community was annoyed over BJP’s decision. </p><p>In Vidarbha, the two dominant communities are OBC Kunbi and OBC Teli, which are largely with Congress and BJP, respectively. </p><p>Kamptee (also spelled Kamti), along the banks of Kanhan river on the outskirts of Nagpur, falls under the Ramtek (SC) Lok Sabha seat. </p><p>Kamptee was developed as a cantonment in the British era.</p><p>Now it houses Brigade of the Guards Regimental Centre</p><p>The impact was clearly felt in the 2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly polls in Vidarbha, which accounts for 62 seats. </p>.Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024 | Shiv Sena (UBT) declares candidates for disputed Versova and Ghatkopar West seats in Mumbai.<p>In 2014, the BJP swept the polls with 43 seats while in 2019 it dropped to 29 - giving a jolt to the saffron party.</p><p>BJP rectified and in 2022, Bawankule was made a member of Maharashtra Legislative Council. </p><p>Later, he was made the Maharashtra BJP President replacing Chandrakant Patil. </p><p>In the post-poll scenario, Bawankule is expected to play a major role. </p><p>Bawankule will lock horns with Suresh Bhoyar, a former President of the Nagpur Zila Panchayat. Incidentally, Bhoyar’s father Yadavrao Bhoyar is a two-time MLA from the same seat. </p><p>"Winning is not an issue for Bawankule. What has to be seen is with what margin he wins," said Ajay Pathak, the state BJP spokesperson. </p><p>In 2019, after Bawankule was dropped, the BJP had Tekchand Sawarkar, who had defeated Bhoyar. </p><p>“Bawakule Saheb’s work speaks across Vidarbha. He is one of the most important leaders of the Teli community,” said Ajay Agarwal, the Treasurer of BJP’s Nagpur district. </p><p>Former councillor Pamod Yadav, whose forefathers have migrated from Allahabad (now Prayagraj), to this town, and has seen both the Congress and BJP days, said that a lot of things in Kamptee needs to be addressed. “As far as Bawankule Saheb is concerned, he has his own identity as a grassroots worker,” said Yadav, who has traversed a long political journey from Congress to being a BJP supporter. </p><p>A senior Congress leader, however, said: “There is a sizable population of Muslims and Dalits and Bawankule would be challenged in a big way by Bhoyar.”</p>.<p><em><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/assembly-elections-2024">Assembly Elections 2024</a> | The <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/maharashtra-assembly-elections-2024">Maharashtra Assembly polls</a> will take place against the backdrop of a fractured political landscape in the western state where the <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/shiv-sena">Shiv Sena</a> and <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/ncp">NCP</a> will be going up against the <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/uddhav-thackeray">Uddhav Thackeray</a> and <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/sharad-pawar">Sharad Pawar</a> factions, even as the <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/bjp">BJP</a> and <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/congress">Congress</a> try to make their mark. Meanwhile, in <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/jharkhand-assembly-elections-2024">Jharkhand</a>, the <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/jmm">JMM</a> faces a new challenge after <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/hemant-soren">Hemant Soren's</a> recent arrest and <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/champai-soren">Champai</a>, a longstanding party member, joining the BJP. The <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/haryana-assembly-elections-2024">Haryana election</a> resulted in a shock loss for Congress, which was looking to galvanize on the <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/lok-sabha-elections-2024">Lok Sabha</a> poll performance, while <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/jammu-and-kashmir-assembly-elections-2024">J&K</a> also saw the grand old party eventually stepping away from the cabinet, with <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/omar-abdullah">Omar Abdullah</a>'s JKNC forming government. It remains to be seen if the upcoming polls help BJP cement its position further or provide a fillip to I.N.D.I.A. Check live updates and track the latest coverage, live news, in-depth opinions, and analyses only on <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/">Deccan Herald</a>.</em></p><p><em><strong>Subscribe and follow DH on <a href="https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va4ifN6AYlULZASc7V3S">Whatsapp</a>, <a href="https://x.com/DeccanHerald">X</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/deccanherald/">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@DeccanHerald">YouTube</a>, and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/deccanherald/?hl=en">Instagram</a> to never miss out on anything.</strong></em></p>