Bombay:
Some Maharashtra BJP leaders on Wednesday expressed shock and disappointment at former minister Eknath Khadse’s decision to quit the party.
Earlier today, Minister of State Jayant Patil said Mr. Khadse would join the ruling NCP on Friday.
Speaking about Mr Khadse’s decision, the head of the state unit of the BJP, Chandrakant Patil, said: “We were hoping that Eknath Khadse would stay with the party, until I receive his resignation today. hui. “
“We were optimistic about finding a solution through dialogue and moving forward regardless of his disappointment with some leaders … I wish him good luck on his future trip,” he said. .
“It is a bitter truth to us that he left the BJP,” added Mr. Patil.
“There was no need for him to resign from the main BJP membership. He had worked for several years for the BJP and worked for various communities in the state,” he said.
The main leader and former head of the BJP state unit, Sudhir Mungantiwar, said the party needed to think about why Mr. Khadse decided to step down.
Speaking to a regional news channel, he said: “Eknath Khadse’s decision to quit the party was a major shock to the state unity of the BJP. He had worked for the growth of the party for several years. I think the party needs to think about why a top leader like him decided to leave. “
“Eknath Khadse was a shrewd party leader and we have always seen him as one of the pioneers of BJP in Maharashtra. I would like him to rethink his decision,” Mungantiwar said.
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