When the BJP’s message changed from ‘Party with a Difference’ to ‘Sab ka Saath, Sab ka Vikas’, little did anyone know that the ‘sab’ would actually include criminals and gangsters!

Ahead of the crucial municipal polls in Mumbai, Pune, Nashik, Nagpur and six other municipal corporations in Maharashtra, the BJP has opened its doors to everyone. Eyebrows were raised when the BJP rolled out a red carpet for Pune-based gangster Vitthal Shelar. He joined the party in the presence of Pune Guardian Minister Girish Bapat, who had earlier promised to stay away from criminal elements. Shelar, who has a string of cases against him, including murder, abduction and robbery, has been given a post in the party, that used to boast its ‘clean’ image once!