Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis welcomed Ravi Raja into the occasion fold.
New Delhi:
Mumbai Congress veteran and five-time metropolis corporator Ravi Raja joined the Bharatiya Janata Get together (BJP) weeks forward of the November 20 Meeting polls in Maharashtra. His resignation from the Congress ended his 44-year-old affiliation with the grand outdated occasion.
Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Mumbai BJP chief Ashish Shelar welcomed Mr Raja into the occasion fold.
Whereas not divulging names, Mr Fadnavis stated that many notable Congress leaders would observe Mr Raja into the BJP. “Individuals are assured that the Mahayuti authorities will make a comeback,” he stated.
“Raja is like an encyclopedia for points in Mumbai. He’s an outdated pal of ours. Raja and his supporters’ determination to hitch the BJP would strengthen the occasion’s prospects forward of Maharashtra meeting polls,” Mr Shelar stated.
Addressing stories of points being confronted by the Mahayuti constituents – BJP, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit-Pawar-led NCP – over seat-sharing for the upcoming elections, Mr Fadnavis stated that every one points have been ironed out and names can be introduced quickly.
In the meantime, Mr Fadnavis additionally stated that every one efforts are on to placate senior occasion chief Gopal Shetty, who filed his nomination as an Impartial from the Borivali constituency after the BJP selected Sanjay Upadhyay to contest from the north Mumbai seat.
The state of Maharashtra will witness single-phase polls on November 20, the outcomes of which can be declared on November 23.