Party officials chuckle at Ashok Chavan’s faux pas after joining the BJP.
When Chavan incorrectly referred to Ashish Shelar, the leader of the Mumbai BJP, as the “Mumbai Congress President,” he made a mistake.
When Chavan incorrectly referred to Ashish Shelar, the leader of the Mumbai BJP, as the “Mumbai Congress President,” he made a mistake.Ashok Chavan, the former chief minister of Maharashtra, joined the BJP formally on Tuesday. After the occasion, Chavan made an incorrect reference to Mumbai BJP chairman Ashish Shelar as the “Mumbai Congress President,” which made many giggle. The deputy chief minister of Maharashtra, Devendra Fadnavis, promptly corrected him. On social media, a video of the light moment went viral.
With a sardonic smirk, Chavan then expressed regret for the mistake. “I recently joined (the BJP),” he declared. Thus, the error. After 38 years in the Congress, I am embarking on a new adventure by joining the BJP.”
VIDEO | Former Maharashtra CM Ashok Chavan mistakenly addressed #Mumbai BJP chief Ashish Shelar as Mumbai Congress chief triggering a laughter from Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis and others. The incident happened as Chavan addressed the media after joining the BJP earlier today in… pic.twitter.com/Em0VWSRsgy
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It’s my own choice to make this. I thought we should start over from this point on. After joining the BJP, Chavan informed the media, “There is a future here.
On Monday, the seasoned Maharashtra lawmaker announced his resignation from the Congress. Amar Rajurkar, a different Congress politician, quit as MLC on Tuesday and joined the BJP.
Chavan is anticipated to submit his nomination for the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. The election for the Rajya Sabha is set on February 27.
An important setback to the INDIA alliance ahead of the Lok Sabha elections is Chavan’s departure from the Congress. Recently, prominent Congressman Milind Deora quit the party and joined the Shiv Sena, which is led by Eknath Shinde.
It’s a significant setback for the party. After Chavan resigned from the party on Monday, a senior Congress politician who has worked closely with him informed HT that the party may say goodbye to at least two Lok Sabha seats and six assembly seats in the Marathwada area with him gone.
A succinct overview of Ashok Chavan
From December 2008 to November 2010, he led Maharashtra as chief minister during the three-year Congress-NCP administration. The Congress-NCP coalition won the 2009 assembly elections in the state under his direction, therefore securing a third straight term of government.