Pune, Nov 18 (PTI) The newly-formed Nagar Panchayat of Angar village under Mohol tehsil of Maharashtra's Solapur district will not see the much-anticipated fight between the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and the BJP, allies at the state level, for the president's post.

This scenario emerged after the nomination of the NCP candidate for the top post was rejected on Tuesday.

The rejection of the nomination of the candidate of the party headed by Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar during scrutiny effectively cleared the way for BJP nominee Prajakta Patil to become the first president of the newly constituted local body.

NCP candidate Ujwala Thite filed her nomination for the post on Monday amid heavy police bandobast. The district administration provided security after she alleged threats

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