Ashok Chavan, former CM of Maharashtra, quits Congress; state BJP chief says ‘they are welcome to join’
Aage aage dekhiye hota hai kya (wait and watch what will happen in the days to come)", Fadnavis said. Ashok Chavan joins the list of heavyweight exits from Maharashtra Congress that also includes Milind Deora, and Baba Siddique. Earlier in January 2024, Congress leader Milind Deora also submitted his resignation from the primary membership of Congress, bringing an end to his family’s 55-year association with the party.
On Sunday, Ashok Chavan reportedly met AICC in-charge for Maharashtra, Ramesh Chennithala, to discuss his concerns. Ashok Chavan, who served as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra from December 2008 to November 2010, was considered one of the most influential leaders of the Congress in Maharashtra. He is the son of another former Chief Minister, Shankarrao Chavan.
On 9 November 2010, the Congress Party had asked Ashok Chavan to resign from office over corruption allegations relating to Adarsh Housing Society scam. In the 2014 general elections, despite the allegations and anti-incumbency wave, he won the Lok Sabha election from his Nanded constituency with a comfortable margin. Ashok Chavan lost his Nanded seat in the 2019 Lok sabha election to Pratap Patil Chikhalikar of the BJP.
Ashok Chavan has held various positions within the party, including General Secretary of the Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee. Ashok Chavan's wife, Ameeta Chavan, is currently the member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Bhokar constituency which has previously been represented by both Shankarrao Chavan and Ashok Chavan himself. The couple has twin daughters Srijaya and Sujaya.
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