Ashok Chavan Rubbishes Rumors Of Joining BJP

Ashok Chavan rubbishes rumors of joining the BJP.

Amid rumors of political defection, senior Congress leader Ashok Chavan on Saturday termed “baseless” speculations that he would quit the Congress.

Senior Congress leader Ashok Chavan said on Saturday, “All speculations that I will join BJP are baseless.”

Ashok Chavan met Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday.

The two were seen together at the residence of BJP strategist Ashish Kulkarni. This meeting has intensified the speculation of Ashok Chavan joining the BJP.

Ashok Chavan rubbishes rumors of joining the BJP: Ashok Chavan said that it was just a coincidence that he met the Deputy CM of Maharashtra at Ashish Kulkarni’s residence.

Chavan said, “I am in Delhi right now and will participate in the “Bharat Jodo” rally at Ramlila Maidan on Sunday.”

All speculations that I will join BJP are baseless. I was at Ashish Kulkarni’s house when he (Fadnavis) arrived.

Ever since Congress won only one out of ten seats in Maharashtra’s MLC elections.

The buzz has intensified that several Maharashtra Congress MLAs are in touch with the BJP and are likely to switch sides soon.

Since Congress leaders like Prithviraj Chavan and Chandrakant Handore alleged that some Congress MLAs did cross-voting during the MLC elections.

Many leaders including Chavan have also come under the scanner since then.

Notably, Congress’s Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) candidate Chandrakant Handore was defeated in the MLS elections.

Maharashtra Congress Legislature Party leader Balasaheb Thorat also denied reports of the possible resignation of Ashok Chavan.

Thorat said, Ashok Chavan is completely devoted to the Congress and he is currently engaged in all necessary preparations for the Congress’s visit to India. Whatever news is being spread about him is not true.

Speaking in the same state Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said that whatever I had to say, I have said it in the assembly and everyone knows the condition of Congress.

Meanwhile, Shiv Sena MP Priyanka Chaturvedi targeted the Bharatiya Janata Party and said that BJP has come up with a model of fifty thousand crores.

“Operation leaders are being put under pressure by central agencies like ED, CBI which we saw in West Bengal, and due to the same model our leader Sanjay Raut has also been put behind bars,” Chaturvedi said.

Chaturvedi said BJP wants to run the government on the basis of that model. As far as Chavan’s resignation from the party is concerned, he has clarified his stand on speculations.