Chandrashekhar Bawankule said," All our senior leaders including Devendra Fadnavis have already told that Eknath Shinde will remain as CM. He is doing a good job for the state. Opposition parties are creating confusion."
Slamming the Congress government in Karnataka for dropping chapters on Hindutva ideologue VD Savarkar, Maharashtra Bharatiya Janata Party president Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Friday said that the decision was taken on the orders of Rahul Gandhi.
Maharashtra BJP chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Monday took a swipe at the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) coalition and said that there was "confusion" among its leaders about the longevity of the alliance.
Amid speculations of Ajit Pawar joining the Bharatiya Janata Party, Maharashtra BJP President Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Wednesday said that the NCP leader or any person who wants to join the party would be welcomed.
Amid speculations of Ajit Pawar joining the Bharatiya Janata Party, Maharashtra BJP president Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Thursday said that he is not aware of any such move while adding that the Nationalist Congress Party leader has not had discussions with him on the matter.
"Uddhav Thackeray was the only Chief Minister without a pen in his pocket. He never made any remarks on any letters presented to him which is why 40 MLAs got fed up with him and left him," said Bawankule.
The reports of the senior Congress leader quitting the party in Maharashtra have been making rounds since morning with his ongoing tussle with state Congress chief Nana Patole, who termed it 'dirty politics' and said that he does not have time for such things.
Maharashtra BJP president Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Friday claimed that 20-25 Opposition MLAs will go with the ruling alliance of Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena and the BJP if the no-confidence motion against the Speaker tabled in the Assembly comes to a vote.
Taking a dig at Maharashtra's former Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, BJP State President Chandrashekar Bawankule said that Uddhav Thackeray joined hands with the Congress and Nationalist Congress Party due to his lust for power.
Kolhapur (Maharashtra) [India], June 24 (ANI): Maharashtra BJP chief Chandrakant Patil on Friday said that the party has "nothing to do" with the problems faced by Shiv Sena due to revolt by a section of its MLAs.