No change in BJP's Maharashtra leadership and government, party makes it clear
BJP getting ready for Maharashtra assembly polls, the party on Tuesday made it clear that there won't be any change in the state leadership and the government.
After the poor performance of BJP-led alliance in Maharashtra, state's deputy CM and BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis had offered to resign from his post. Responding to queries of any change in state leadership and government, Union minister Piyush Goyal, MP from Mumbai North, said, «There will be no change in the state government and once again we will form the Maha Yuti government.»
Fadnavis accompanied Goyal when he was talking with reporters after a meeting at BJP headquarters over Maharashtra assembly polls. BJP is exploring the option of declaring candidates for Maharashtra, Haryana and Jharkhand polls, scheduled to be held later this year, before election panel announces dates, sources said.
BJP has already announced the election in-charges for these poll-bound states.
On Monday night, BJP chief JP Nadda and Union home minister Amit Shah held a meeting to discuss Haryana polls. The meeting was attended by Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini, former CM and Union minister Manohar Lal Khattar, among others. BJP is also looking to woo Jat leaders from other parties in Haryana, Maratha leaders in Maharashtra and tribal leaders in Jharkhand.
Meanwhile, Congress leader Kiran Chaudhary and her daughter Shruti, who belong to ex-Haryana CM Bansi Lal's family, are likely to join BJP on Wednesday. Kiran is a prominent Jat face in Haryana.
On Tuesday, both
