Congress Suspends Amravati MLA Sulbha Khodke for Six Years Over Anti-Party Activities

Mumbai: The Congress in Maharashtra suspended Sulbha Khodke, MLA from Amravati, for six years for "anti party activities" ahead of assembly elections on Saturday.

Khodke was among the seven MLAs who cross-voted in the legislative council elections, which resulted in the defeat of PWP leader Jayant Patil, a candidate from the Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance of the Opposition, earlier this year.

There were numerous complaints about Khodke working against the party, said state Congress chief Nana Patole in a statement. 

The decision to suspend her came on the instructions of the party's Maharashtra in-charge, Ramesh Chennithala.

Khodke's husband is a close aide of Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar , and sources indicate that she is likely to join the Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party.