: Maharashtra BJP leader Eknath Khadse quits party, to join NCP on Friday #IndiaNEWS Bharatiya Janata Party leader Eknath Khadse on Wednesday quit the saffron party, resigning from all its posts, The

Maharashtra BJP leader Eknath Khadse quits party, to join NCP on Friday #IndiaNEWS
Bharatiya Janata Party leader Eknath Khadse on Wednesday quit the saffron party, resigning from all its posts, The Hindu reported. He will join the Nationalist Congress Party on Friday. NCP Maharashtra President and Irrigation Minister Jayant Patil on Wednesday confirmed that Khadse has quit the BJP and will join his party on Friday. Khadse, one of the senior-most leaders in the state BJP unit with a constituency in North Maharashtra, had been unhappy with the party for two years now, according to The Hindu. He was asked to resign from the ministerial post in the previous BJP-led state government over corruption allegations. Despite an investigation, none of the allegations against him have yet been proved. Last year, he demanded that the report of the committee that inquired into graft allegations against him be made public, a request that former Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis refused.Khadse’s daughter-in-law Raksha Khadse is a BJP MP from North Maharashtra. Eknath Khadse had indicated in the past that he had received offers to join the NCP, Congress and the Shiv Sena, according to The Indian Express.Last week, Khadse skipped a function in Jalgaon where Fadnavis was present. Instead, he met Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh. Khadse has accused Fadnavis of ruining his political career, as he was a strong...Read more

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