Ex-BJP MLA Ghodmare joins NCP
- Country:
- India
At a time when leaders of the NCP and Congress are making a beeline to enter the ruling camp ahead of the Maharashtra assembly polls, former BJP MLA Vijay Ghodmare on Saturday chose to join the Sharad Pawar-led party. Ghodmare, who had represented Hingana constituency in Nagpur district, made the formal crossover at the residence of Pawar in Mumbai, a party statement said.
Ghodmare said he was ready to work in whatever capacity the party chief wanted him to. The NCP, once a ruling party in Maharashtra in alliance with the Congress, is now grappling with a crisis due to desertions by a number of leaders on the eve of elections.
Senior leaders like Udaynaraje Bhosale, who quit as an MP from Satara, former state minister Ganesh Naik, Sachin Ahir and Jaydutt Kshirasagar, MLAs Shivendrasinh Bhosale, Sandip Naik and Vaibhav Pichad among others have jumped the ship to join either the BJP or Shiv Sena..
(This story has not been edited by Devdiscourse staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
- READ MORE ON:
- leaders
- BJP
- Sharad Pawar
- Congress
- NCP
- Maharashtra
- party chief
- crossover
- MP
- Mumbai
- Nagpur
- Satara
- Shiv Sena
ALSO READ
Trilateral cooperation with US and the Philippines is important, says Japan PM
Ayodhya Ram temple a testament to 30 years of struggle and sacrifices: Bhagwat
China commerce ministry says Envalior to inherit 8.2% anti-dumping tax
Badminton Asia Championships: PV Sindhu, HS Prannoy ousted, India's campaign ends
Tiger Woods impresses in early rounds at the Masters, eyes another green jacket