Maharashtra BJP chief Chandrashekar Bawankule on Tuesday said the party will suspend the rebels for six years.
Bawankule’s statement comes as the last date for withdrawal of nominations expired on Monday.
With the state assembly polls scheduled for November 20, the rebellion by those who have been denied tickets has become a problem for both the ruling Mahayuti and the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) in Maharashtra.
Senior leader and former MP Gopal Shetty withdrew his nomination filed as an independent candidate from Mumbai's Borivali seat on Monday after being persuaded by the BJP to opt out of the poll race.
The ruling BJP also managed to get some of the other rebels withdraw their nominations.
Bawankule said some rebels have tendered resignation, while the party will be removing some of them.
"By today evening, we will be closing the party's doors for them and they will be suspended for six years. This process is going on and we are doing an analysis of who left (rebels) and who all left with them. Subsequently, action will be taken by evening," he said.
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