The ruling BJP in Maharashtra on Saturday announced its decision to extend its support to Shiv Sena’s senior Minister Ramdas Kadam for the December 27 biennial State legislative Council polls from the local-self body constituency of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). Mumbai BJP chief Ashish Shelar announced that the his party would its cast its first preference votes to Kadam in the December 27 polls. “Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has told all the 31 BJP corporators to cast their first preference voters in favour of Kadam. Our party will not utilise its second preference votes,” Shelar said.