BJP MLC Gopichand Padalkar in June had made a controversial remark terming Sharad Pawar as "coronavirus" that has infected Maharashtra. Padalkar's remark on the senior leader had created a political stir in Maharashtra.
It seems like the BJP leader has benefitted from the controversy as he has been given the responsibility of the spokesperson of Western Maharashtra.
BJP state president Chandrakant Patil on Monday announced the appointment of BJP spokesperson and panelist. Former Kolhapur MP Dhananjay Mahadik, who became a BJP supporter after the Lok Sabha, has also been given the post of spokesperson for Western Maharashtra.
Keshav Upadhyay was appointed as the chief spokesperson last month. However, the names of 10 spokespersons and 33 panel members have been announced today.
Chief Spokesperson - Keshav UpadhyaySpokesperson - MP Bharti Pawar - North MaharashtraMLA Gopichand Padalkar, West MaharashtraMLA Ram Kadam - MumbaiShivrai Kulkarni - VidarbhaEjaz Dekhmukh - MarathwadaBhalchandra Shirsat - MumbaiDhananjay Mahadik - W. MaharashtraRam Kulkarni - MarathwadaShweta Shalini - PuneAdv. Rahul Narvekar - Mumbai.
Members appointed as panelists - Ganesh Hake, Atul Shah, MLA Girish Vyas, Avadhut Wagh, Shirish Boralkar, Sunil Neralkar, Sudhir Dive, Dr. Anil Bonde, MLA Amit Satam, Praveen Ghuge, Rida Rashid, Ganesh Khankar, Makrand Narvekar, Vinayak Ambekar, Shekhar Charegaonkar, Shweta Parulekar, MLA Suresh Dhas, Pradeep Peshkar, MLA Niranjan Davkhare, Laxman Savji, Aarti Pugavkar, Aarti Sathe, Rajiv Pandey, Deepali Mokashi, Nitin Dinkar, Dharmapal Meshram, Kishore Shitole, Prerna , Shivani Dani, Swanand Gangal, Anand Raut, Ram Budhwant, Preeti Gandhi.