Multiple Congress leaders will join BJP in Maharashtra: Fadnavis

Maharashtra Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis has claimed that multiple Congress leaders are coming in our contact and they wish to join BJP. Soon, they will leave Congress and join the BJP. Talking to reporters in Mumbai, Fadnavis on Thursday said, "Don't ask me the names but Congress leaders will come with us in the coming days." Fadnavis  maintained, 'We are not going to campaign for NCP candidate Nawab Malik." Ajit Pawar led NCP ia a partner of Mahayuti in the state.

Watch: On NCP leader and candidate from Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar, Nawab Malik, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis says, "We are not going to campaign for them, so there’s no question of including them in the government. We made our position clear yesterday that we… pic.twitter.com/Iw30KoD0yZ

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Fadnavis said, "Some people have cross-nominated from our alliance. We all allies sat together and sorted all issues about cross nominations among ourselves." He further said that in a day or 2, you will see the effect of the same. Some rebels from our alliance have filed their nominations, we are trying to convince them also to take back their nominations. "We will start our campaign in full swing after 4-5 November after Diwali," he said. On the occasion former Congress leader and former LoP of Mumbai Municipal Corporation Ravi Raja joins BJP in the presence of Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis.

#WATCH | Mumbai: Former Congress leader and former LoP of Mumbai Municipal Corporation Ravi Raja joins BJP in the presence of Maharashtra Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis. pic.twitter.com/pHy1KJuSZf

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Mumbai BJP chief Ashish Shelar says, "Ravi Raja has been appointed as Mumbai BJP Vice President as soon as he joined BJP."