Mumbai: The Bharatiya Janata Party, steered by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, fielded Dr. Smita Jadhav the niece of Congress leader Satej Patil as its candidate for the Pune Graduates’ Constituency ahead of the October 23 election to reclaim the party’s former political bastion in Western Maharashtra. Bypassing veteran party aspirants, the BJP introduced the political novice into the fray to disrupt the Maha Vikas Aghadi’s regional dominance by leveraging her extensive Kol