Big blow to BJP as this influential leader in Maharashtra quits party, set to join NCP today
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Big blow to BJP in Maharashtra as Eknath Khadse quits party, set to join NCP today

MUMBAI: In an enormous setback to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), its senior chief in Maharashtra, Eknath Khadse, on Wednesday give up the saffron occasion which he served for practically 35 years.

Khadse will probably be becoming a member of Nationalist Congress Party, in accordance with an announcement by NCP chief and Maharashtra Minister Jayant Patil.

“Eknath Khadse promoted BJP in Maharashtra over years. I’ve been informed that BJP leader Eknath Khadse has resigned from his party. We’ve decided to give him an entry in NCP. He will be formally inducted into NCP at 2 pm on Friday,” Patil mentioned, in accordance with information company ANI.

“He has quit the BJP after serving the party for over 35 years… He will join the NCP on Friday afternoon,” Patil informed the media.

The NCP chief additionally hinted that different BJP leaders, together with a number of activists at varied ranges, are more likely to observe Khadse’s swimsuit. He additional mentioned elected legislators might additionally depart the BJP at a later stage.

There had been intense hypothesis about Khadse quitting the BJP for some time however former Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis had dismissed it on Tuesday, saying there are talks every single day of such type of “muhurat”.

As per information company PTI, Khadse was upset ever since he was made to resign as a minister within the then Devendra Fadnavis-led BJP authorities in 2016 on corruption allegations.

Notably, NCP chief Sharad Pawar had on Monday mentioned that Eknath Khadse, because the chief of the opposition earlier, performed a big position in constructing the BJP in Maharashtra. “He would criticise us and we would take note of it,” Pawar had mentioned.

“One is bound to feel disturbed if his contributions and hard work are not taken note of. He may think why shouldn’t he shift to a party which appreciates his work,” the NCP chief had added.

All this had triggered enormous speculations about Khadse becoming a member of the NCP in Maharashtra. 

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