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In a setback to Congress ahead of Lok Sabha elections, former Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan quit the Congress, amid speculation that he is veering towards BJP.
In a letter to state Congress president Nana Patole, Chavan (65) said he was quitting the grand old party. He also submitted his resignation as an MLA to assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar.
Former Maharashtra CM and Congress leader Ashok Chavan resigns from Congress. pic.twitter.com/bVUbMvx4IA
— ANI (@ANI) February 12, 2024
Chavan’s exit from Congress comes days after senior Maharashtra Congress leaders Baba Siddique and Milind Deora quit the party.
Addressing media Maharashtra Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis quoted by ANI claimed , “Several tall leaders of other parties want to join BJP. Especially, several Congress leaders are in touch with us because of the behaviour of the senior leaders. They are feeling suffocated in their party…Who all are in our contact that will be revealed soon. ‘Aage aage dekhiye hota hain kya'”
