Mumbai: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former minister Eknath Khadse resigned from the party, he is likely to join Nationalist Congress Party (NCP).
NCP state chief Jayant Patil confirmed that Khadse resigned from BJP and on Friday, he will join the NCP.
“He has quit the BJP after serving the party for over 35 years… He will join the NCP on Friday afternoon,” NCP State President and Minister Jayant Patil told mediapersons.
Besides, several other BJP leaders, including many activists at various levels, are likely to follow suit and shall be followed by other elected legislators later, said Patil.
“Khadse Saheb has expressed his willingness to work under the leadership of NCP President Sharad Pawar… He has been subjected to great injustice in his party… Other elected leaders would enter NCP at a subsequent stage…,” the NCP state chief said.
Earlier, Khadse informed newspersons that he had quit from the primary membership of the BJP.
However, state BJP spokesperson Keshav Upadhye claimed that the party has not received his (Khadse’s) resignation letter so far.
