Mumbai: Former Maharashtra minister Eknath Khadse's heart was always with the BJP and he is returning to his parent party as he sees no political future in the organization founded by Sharad Pawar, which he joined in 2020, the Nationalist Congress. Party (NCP) leader Praful Patel said on Tuesday.
NCP MLC (Sharadchandra Pawar) Khadse has said he will return to the BJP later this month, almost four years after leaving the saffron outfit with which he was associated for decades. The former cabinet minister joined the undivided NCP in 2020 and was later elected as a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council.
After the split in NCP in July 2023, he remained with party founder Sharad Pawar.
Speaking at a rally, Patel said, "Eknath Khadse moved to NCP due to differences with some BJP leaders. But his heart was always with the previous party (BJP). It became clear that he would come back to BJP." " Re-nominated his daughter-in-law and MP Raksha Khadse from Raver constituency (in Jalgaon district).
“Khadse also realized that he has no political future with Sharad Pawar,” said the former Union minister, who formed an alliance with Deputy CM Ajit Pawar at the time of NC split in July 2023.
Ajit Pawar led NCP is an ally of BJP.
A few days ago, Khadse, while announcing his plans to return to BJP, had also expressed gratitude towards Sharad Pawar for helping him in difficult times.
Khadse, a powerful minister in the Devendra Fadnavis-led BJP government (2014-19), resigned from the cabinet in 2016 over allegations of irregularities in land deals in Pune district.
The 71-year-old politician later quit the BJP citing differences with Fadnavis, who is now the deputy CM in the Shiv Sena-led government, and joined the undivided NCP.
NCP MLC (Sharadchandra Pawar) Khadse has said he will return to the BJP later this month, almost four years after leaving the saffron outfit with which he was associated for decades. The former cabinet minister joined the undivided NCP in 2020 and was later elected as a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council.
After the split in NCP in July 2023, he remained with party founder Sharad Pawar.
Speaking at a rally, Patel said, "Eknath Khadse moved to NCP due to differences with some BJP leaders. But his heart was always with the previous party (BJP). It became clear that he would come back to BJP." " Re-nominated his daughter-in-law and MP Raksha Khadse from Raver constituency (in Jalgaon district).
“Khadse also realized that he has no political future with Sharad Pawar,” said the former Union minister, who formed an alliance with Deputy CM Ajit Pawar at the time of NC split in July 2023.
Ajit Pawar led NCP is an ally of BJP.
A few days ago, Khadse, while announcing his plans to return to BJP, had also expressed gratitude towards Sharad Pawar for helping him in difficult times.
Khadse, a powerful minister in the Devendra Fadnavis-led BJP government (2014-19), resigned from the cabinet in 2016 over allegations of irregularities in land deals in Pune district.
The 71-year-old politician later quit the BJP citing differences with Fadnavis, who is now the deputy CM in the Shiv Sena-led government, and joined the undivided NCP.
