Many MLAs of Congress, NCP in touch with BJP: Girish Mahajan

Many MLAs of Congress, NCP in touch with BJP: Girish Mahajan

Maharashtra Water Resources Minister Girish Mahajan Saturday claimed that at least 25 MLAs of the Congress and the NCP are in touch with the BJP.

AgenciesUpdated: Sunday, June 09, 2019, 09:01 AM IST
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Mumbai: Maharashtra Water Resources Minister Girish Mahajan Saturday claimed that at least 25 MLAs of the Congress and the NCP are in touch with the BJP. Hinting at multiple defections to the BJP, he said the Opposition is likely to receive a major jolt ahead of the state assembly elections, due in September-October this year. "At least 25 MLAs of the Congress and the NCP are in touch with me. Some of them have either met me personally or called me over phone or have sent feelers through third party that they are interested in joining the BJP," the senior BJP leader told reporters.

Mahajan, who has been serving as the guardian minister of Nashik, was Friday given the similar charge for Jalgaon district. "State Congress president Ashok Chavan doesn't even know that those around him may switch sides anytime soon. The political situation is very much in favour of the BJP," said Mahajan, who is credited for the BJP sweep in local bodies elections and the Lok Sabha polls in north Maharashtra region. Mahajan, a confidante of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, said the Congress and the NCP together will not win more than 50 seats in the Assembly polls. He refuted the charge that the chief minister was personally calling MLAs of the Congress to make them defect.

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