Eknath Khadse claims BJP members worked against party in Maharashtra, cites 'evidence'

BJP leer Eknath Khse on Tuesday said that he has audio and video evidence against party cres who worked against party during dramatic Maharashtra Assembly elections, wherein Uddhav Thackeray was swore-in as chief minister of state in alliance with Congress-NCP. Khse earlier said that some of leers of party were responsible for defeat of party candidates Pankaja Munde and his daughter Rohini Khse in assembly polls in state.

"In elections [Assembly elections], some prominent workers of our party worked against us. I have given Chandrakant Patil (BJP Maharashtra President) some audios and videos as evidence and requested him to take action against such people," said Khse. "People from BJP mselves worked against ir own candidates. y are responsible for defeat of Pankaja Munde and Rohini Khse (my daughter). I have given ir names to party and requested disciplinary action against m," he h said.

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Inste of Khse, BJP h given ticket to his daughter Rohini Khse in assembly polls. But she lost to Chandrakant Patil from Muktainagar. Meanwhile, BJP's Pankaja Munde h lost Parli seat in Beed district to her estranged cousin Dhananjay Munde of NCP. She h even set political circles abuzz after she wrote a Facebook post on her "future journey" in view of changed political circumstances in Maharashtra where Shiv Sena, NCP, and Congress came toger to form a government. "I am t leaving party. Defection is t in my blood," Pankaja told reporters. Pankaja, daughter of BJP stalwart late Gopinath Munde, also denied rumours that her act of removing "BJP" from her twitter bio was aimed at putting pressure on her party.

Maharashtra Assembly elections

Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray took over as chief minister over a month after results of Maharashtra Assembly elections were declared on October 24.  swearing-in ceremony followed days of dramatic political developments in Maharashtra, which included a three-day BJP-led government being formed in state with unexpected support from NCP leer Ajit Pawar.

Two days after Maha Vikas Aghi's leer Uddhav Thackeray was sworn-in as Chief Minister, Shiv-Sena-Congress-NCP government was successful in proving a majority by garnering 169 votes in floor test conducted. As Opposition std a walkout - re were votes against alliance, while four chose to abstain from voting. BJP walked out of Assembly calling session invalid as he alleged that oath of Chief Minister and MLAs were t according to constitutional rms. 

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(With ncy inputs)