<span style="color: #222222;">The BJP's legislative party has appointed Ashish Shelar as the party's chief whip, while Devayani Farande has been appointed as the party whip in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. This was announced last evening on the eve of the winter session of the state legislature. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Shelar, who is former Mumbai unit president of the BJP, won the October 21 Assembly election from Bandra West constituency. This is his second term as an MLA.</span><br />