Former Maharashtra minister and BJP ally Sadabhau Khot on Thursday filed his nomination for the upcoming polls to 10 seats of the State Legislative Council as a BJP-backed independent candidate.
The BJP, which has fielded five candidates of its own so far, extended its support to Mr. Khot.
With Mr. Khot's entry, there are now 12 candidates in the arena for the elections to the Upper House of the State Legislature to be held on June 20.