Former BJP minister Eknath Khadse to join NCP

Senior BJP leader Eknath Khadse has quit the party and will be joining NCP on Friday. The startling announcement was first made by Maharashtra minister Jayant Patil of the Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP).

Eknath Khadse will be joining NCP at an event around 2 pm on October 23. BJP has also confirmed the development and said the party has received Eknath Khadse’s resignation letter.

BJP spokesperson Keshav Uphadhye has said, “Eknath Khadse was our leader. Till this morning he was in BJP. We were convincing him to stay. We wish him well for the future journey.”

The restlessness in Maharashtra BJP camp has been visible over the past few months and it is no secret that former minister and party veteran Eknath Khadse has been sulking. But over the past few months, there have been strong rumours that Eknath Khadse is joining the NCP soon.

He had expressed his disappointment in public on various forums. He had also indicated in the past that there were offers from all three parties Congress, NCP and Shiv Sena