Senior Congress leader and Congress observer for Maharashtra Mallikarjun Kharge spoke with all the Congress MLAs to understand their views.
Maharashtra Congress passed a one line resolution on Monday giving right to Congress president Rahul Gandhi to choose the Leader of Opposition (LoP) after resignation of Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil.
Senior Congress leader and Congress observer for Maharashtra Mallikarjun Kharge spoke with all the Congress MLAs to understand their views. Congress MLA Vijay Wadettiwar, Babasaheb Thorat and former Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan are in race for this Leader of Opposition post while Wadettiwar has been called the front runner. Maharashtra Congress president Ashok Chavan has extended support of his loyalist MLA to Wadettiwar in this meeting. Kharge spoke with each Congress MLA. The meeting was not attended by Vikhe-Patil, Nitesh Rane and Kalidas Kolamkar who is on BJP way.
Vikhe-Patil was asked to resign after his son Suja joined the BJP ahead of the Lok Sabha poll. Vikhe-Patil had campaigned for his son and the BJP candidate even though he was holding the LoP. Congress had asked Vikhe-Patil to resign from the Congress MLA post as well.
Vijay Wadettiwar, Congress MLA is the strongest contender with Ashok Chavan's support. He had worked hard during the Lok Sabha poll in Vidarbha and the Congress is expected to do fair particularly in Vidarbha. "If this happen on May 23, then Rahul Gandhi is likely to choose Wadettiwar only. Thorat is also a dark horse. Thorat has been entrusted the Shirdi and Ahmednagar Lok Sabha responsibility. If he wins both the seats, Thorat can also emerge as LoP.
Moreover, in reality, the Congress tally in assembly will be less than the NCP. But the NCP is unlikely demand the LoP for few months because the state assembly polls are also scheduled by end of this year.
Men At Work
- Congress MLA Vijay Wadettiwar, Babasaheb Thorat and former CM Prithviraj Chavan are in race for the post of LOP
- Mallikarjun Kharge heard the views of all Congress MLAs
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