Congress MLC Pradnya Satav abandons party just before local polls to join BJP

Congress Member of the Legislative Council (MLC) Pradnya Satav resigned from the Upper House of the Maharashtra legislature connected Thursday and joined the BJP. 

“On the insistence of the workers, to fulfil Raju Satav’s incomplete imagination of development, and to lend to improvement led by Devendra Fadnavis, I person joined the BJP family,” said Ms. Satav, spouse of precocious Rajiv Satav, a adjacent confidant of Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi.

Ms. Satav joined the BJP successful the beingness of Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule and Maharashtra BJP President Ravindra Chavan. Her quitting the Congress has created a storm, with the enactment accusing the BJP of breaking parties with wealth and different temptations. 

Money power

Congress person Nana Patole stated that the Prime Minister spoke astir a Congress-free India, and present they are dilatory inducting Congress radical into their party. “She mightiness person travel nether the power of the BJP. I americium not definite nether what temptation she joined the BJP. The BJP has been each astir wealth from power, and powerfulness from money,” helium added.

Ms. Satav’s quitting the Congress up of section elections connected January 15 is seen arsenic different large setback for the enactment aft erstwhile MLA from Solapur territory Dilip Mane joined the BJP.

Former Congressman and BJP person Ashok Chavan called the power “insecurity implicit the future”, saying galore dedicated elder enactment workers are leaving arsenic they spot that the Congress has been near with nary leadership. He besides denied immoderate relation successful Ms Satav’s switch. 

Ms. Satav was elected arsenic MLC successful 2021 for the archetypal time, and re-nominated successful July 2024 to service till 2030.

NCP-SP person Supriya Sule besides highlighted her narration with Ms. Satav and called the determination “shocking” and said, “The household believed successful the Congress ideology and had a familial narration with Congress. So it is hard to recognize what the crushed could be.”