The Nagpur Graduates seat loss is particularly striking since CM Devendra Fadnavis and Union minister Nitin Gadkari hail from the region. With the Mahayuti winning only two of five seats, BJP leaders accuse ally Sena of undermining its candidates in Pune and. Losses in the two strongholds have triggered questions within the party over candidate selection and handling internal dissent, and has brought to the fore fissures with allies.