Ashok Chavan Set to Join BJP After Leaving Congress: Maharashtra Politics in Turmoil

Ashok Chavan Set to Join BJP After Leaving Congress: Maharashtra Politics in Turmoil

The former chief minister of Maharashtra, Ashok Chavan, is supposed to join the BJP in Mumbai today, on one occasion after he left the Congress. This will bargain a serious blow for the party in the state in front of the 2024 Lok Sabha political race, where the Congress will contend close by Uddhav Sena and Sharad Pawar’s NCP as a component of the INDIA bloc. Chavan stated on Monday that he was not in talks with any political party, despite the fact that he did not provide any specifics regarding his plans for the future. He did, nonetheless, vow to say something in the following 48 hours. Various reports circled that he could join the BJP, yet Chavan denied any express BJP association on Monday, saying he had not taken any choices.

While there have been other high-profile departures from the Maharashtra Congress, this is the first that would directly benefit the BJP since Milind Deora and Baba Siddique opted to support the BJP’s allies in Maharashtra, Ajit Pawar’s NCP and Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena, rather than the BJP itself.

Rajya Sabha seat for Ashok Chavan?

There were reports that Ashok Chavan might be awarded a Rajya Sabha seat by the BJP after he surrendered. Uddhav Thackeray said that it would be ill bred to the perished troopers to send Chavan to the Rajya Sabha. “Amid a earlier visit to Ashok Chavan’s hometown of Nanded, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Deputy Chief Serve Devendra Fadnavis talked approximately the debasement that Chavan had locked in in. They charged that Chavan appeared scorn towards the families of the dead soldiers.But concurring to Uddhav, it would be insolent to our military in case the prime serve sent Chavan to the Rajya Sabha.

“As an MLA, I have resigned from the Assembly. I’ve handed the Speaker my resignation. I have resigned from both the primary membership in Congress and the Congress Working Committee. I haven’t made up my mind to join a party. After two days, I will make my position on joining a party known,” Chavan told reporters as he announced his resignation from Congress.

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Congress in a huddle after Ashok Chavan’s resignation

The Congress was taken aback by Ashok Chavan’s resignation, and Chavan is expected to be followed by several MLAs. A crucial gathering of the party leaders in Mumbai has been scheduled by Maharashtra Congress in-charge Ramesh Chenniyhala. Ashok Chavan was not pleased with one of the Congress leaders’ working methods, according to Congressman Sanjay Nirupam. This Congresswoman Nana Patole is the one in question.