Ex-Maharashtra CM Ashok Chavan joins BJP after exiting Congress
THE JHARKHAND STORY DESK Mumbai, Feb 13: A day after leaving the Congress party, Ashok Chavan, the former chief minister of…
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THE JHARKHAND STORY DESK
Mumbai, Feb 13: A day after leaving the Congress party, Ashok Chavan, the former chief minister of Maharashtra, joined the BJP on Tuesday. Speaking to reporters earlier today, Chavan stated, “I am joining the BJP today at its office in Mumbai. Today is the beginning of my new political career.”
In the presence of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, BJP state president Chandrashekhar Bawankule, head of the Mumbai party unit Ashish Shelar, and cabinet member Girish Mahajan, Chavan, 65, was inducted into the BJP at the party office in Mumbai.
In response to the development, Fadnavis expressed his satisfaction, stating, “We are very happy to welcome the stalwart leader of Maharashtra who worked on both the Vidhan Sabha and Lok Sabha, who served as Chief Minister of Maharashtra and in several ministries.”
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When questioned about whether he had received any calls from senior Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, Chavan avoided giving a response.
The former Chief Minister, however, asserted that he had not reached out to any Congress members or supporters to join him during his joining of the BJP.
His departure from the Congress occurred shortly after senior Maharashtra Congress figures Baba Siddique and Milind Deora resigned from the party.
Ashok Chavan resigned as chief minister in 2010 due to accusations of his involvement in the Adarsh housing scam in Mumbai.
Chavan served as the state Congress chief from 2014 to 2019.
