Ashok Chavan Likely To Join BJP Day After Quitting Congress

Day after resigning from the Congress, ex-Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan is likely to join the BJP.

Day after resigning from the Congress, ex-Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan is likely to join the BJP.

Source : PTI

Dealing a severe blow to Congres in Maharashtra, former Chief Minister Ashok Chavan is likely to join hand with the BJP a day after resigning from the grand old party. His resignations comes in less than a month after high-profile leaders like Milind Deora and Baba Siddique dumped the party.

However, after resigning from the Congress Chavan remained tight lipped about his political future as Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis cryptically remarked, "Aagey aagey dekho hota hai kya" (wait and watch what happens).

Amid the turbent political movements in Maharashtra, Chavan's resignation was met with sharp reaction from the Shiv Sena (UBT) with Uddhav Thackeray saying that the saffron party was turning into a "Congress Occupied BJP." 

Chavan in his resignation letter to Congress state chief Nana Patole stated that he was resigning as a primary member and also stepped down as an MLA by submitting his resignation to assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar.

"I have not yet made any decision to join BJP," Chavan told reporters.

Meanwhile, Ravi Rana, an independent MLA from Amravati, claimed that 10 to 15 MLAs were in touch with the Congress veteran, claiming that more 'earthquakes' awaited the state on February 15 during Amit Shah's visit to the Vidarbha region. He warned that the "earthquakes" would rock the Shiv Sena (UBT) and NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar).

In 2010, Chavan had resigned from the post of the Maharashtra chief minister over his alleged involvement in Adarsh Housing scam in Mumbai. He was the state Congress chief during 2014-19 and represented the Bhokar assembly seat. He was also an MP from the Nanded Lok Sabha constituency.

Responding to Sanjay Raut targeting him over the Adarsh scam, Chavan said, "The Bombay High Court has given the decision in my favour. I can say that it was a political accident. Some agencies have challenged the court's decision. I have faced enough of that, and I do not think it is a matter of any concern now."