What happened in MP is unfortunate, but MVA govt will last for 5 years: Maharashtra HM

After Jyotiraditya Scindia's exit from Congress Party, Maharashtra Home Minister and Nationalist Congress Party leader Anil Deshmukh said, "what happened in Madhya Pradesh is very unfortunate. Jyotiraditya Scindia was a big Congress leader. It is his personal decision to quit party."

As former Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia resigned from Congress after meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi, speculations rose over Congress crisis in Maharashtra. Taking to Twitter, BJP leader and Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy opined that it was "only a matter of time" before 'Hindutva reigned united' in Maharashtra too.

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'MVA will complete its tenure'

Responding to Swamy's tweet, Anil Deshmukh, while speaking to Republic over phone said, "What happened in MP is unfortunate but this will t have any impact in Maharashtra. Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government will last for a complete five years. This government is of Shivsena-NCP-Congress, which will last for five years and will fulfill promises made to people of Maharashtra."

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Earlier, Maharashtra Cabinet Minister Nawab Malik had spoken to Republic TV about Scindia's resignation. " way BJP is playing in state of Madhya Pradesh proves that BJP cant stay without power. At any cost BJP wants to come into power. way offer has been given to Jyotiraditya Scindia, I think re is some kind of a deal made between two, and that's why he’s defected from Congress party," Malik had said.

Whereas, Speaking over its impact on Maharashtra’s political fate, Nawab Malik said, “In Maharashtra, we have a good number. three-party alliance is very much re in state of Maharashtra and thing can happen in state of Maharashtra. Many MLAs that have background of Congress and NCP want to leave Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) but we have t decided. We have eugh numbers and don’t want to play any defection game. We will continue in state of Maharashtra, which will last for five years. After that person, itself will want this type of government in state of Maharashtra."

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