Washington:
The prospects of senior chief Eknath Khadse’s return to the BJP appeared dim on Tuesday after he said that he was by no means eager to hitch the celebration once more, and likewise claimed that Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis might be stalling his re-induction.
Hypothesis concerning the former BJP chief, presently with the Sharad Pawar-led NCP, returning to the saffron celebration intensified after the BJP renominated his daughter-in-law Raksha Khadse as Lok Sabha candidate, and made her a Union Minister of State after she gained.
However there was no announcement from the BJP but on his reinduction regardless of Mr Khadse expressing willingness earlier this 12 months. Talking to a regional information channel on Tuesday, Mr Khadse mentioned, “I used to be not eager on returning to the BJP fold, however senior leaders of the celebration insisted on it. After I met BJP president J P Nadda, he felicitated me with a shawl, and declared that I had turn out to be a part of the BJP.” Requested who might be coming in the way in which his becoming a member of the BJP, Khadse mentioned, “It might be Devendra Fadnavis and Girish Mahajan.” Requested for his response, Mr Mahajan, Eknath Khadse’s native BJP rival in Jalgaon district who is taken into account to be near Fadnavis, mentioned, “He desires all of the events and posts shared together with his relations. His daughter-in-law is a Union minister, however he intends to discipline his daughter within the meeting election from NCP (SP). If the opposition MVA types the federal government, Mr Khadse would need her to be made a minister.
“He has been a public consultant for over 30 years and nonetheless desires extra,” Mr Mahajan added, indicating that the 2 had not buried their hatchet.
Eknath Khadse joined the undivided Nationalist Congress Celebration (NCP) in October 2023 after quitting the BJP. He had then accused Mr Fadnavis of attempting to destroy his political profession.
Every week in the past, Raksha Khadse had mentioned if Eknath Khadse and Girish Mahajan buried their hatchet, it will assist in the event of Jalgaon.
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