Delhi/Hyderabad, Feb 13 (Hydnow): Former Maharashtra chief Minister Ashok Chavan joined the ruling BJP here on Tuesday, a day after quitting the Congress.
Chavan (65) was inducted into the BJP at the party office in Mumbai in the presence of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, BJP state president Chandrashekhar Bawankule, Mumbai party unit head Ashish Shelar and cabinet minister Girish Mahajan.
“Today is the beginning of my new political career,” Chavan, who quit the Congress on Monday, told reporters earlier in the day.
Asked if he had received any calls from senior Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, Chavan evaded a reply.
Former Congress MLC Amarnath Rajurkar and several supporters of Chavan from his home district Nanded in Marathwada came to Mumbai and gathered at the BJP office in southern Mumbai.
Ashok Chavan (65, the son of former CM S.B.Chavan, on Monday underscored that his choice to depart from the Congress was independent and refrained from attributing specific reasons for his exit.
His exit from the Congress came days after senior Maharashtra Congress leaders Baba Siddique and Milind Deora quit the party.
Chavan was the state Congress chief during 2014-19. He represented the Bhokar assembly seat and is also a former MP from the Nanded Lok Sabha constituency. (Hydnow)
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