Mumbai: In a huge strike to Congress in advance of the Maharashtra setting up political elections, Mumbai Congress leader, long time corporator and leader of resistance in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), Ravi Raja left the Congress celebration and signed up with the BJP onThursday Upset over celebration management for rejecting ticket from Sion Koliwada constituency in spite of striving for several years, Raja revealed on Wednesday that he is leaving the celebration.
On Thursday he formally signed up with the BJP in existence of Dy CENTIMETERS Devendra Fadnavis and Mumbai BJP President, MLAAshish Shelar As quickly as he signed up with the celebration, Raja was selected as the Mumbai BJPVice President “Raja is a learned, hardworking leader. He has record of serving on Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport (BEST) committee for 23 long years, he has served as the opposition leader in BMC. We are glad such a senior leader is joining us,” Fadnavis stated.
Raja, a five-time corporator, desired the Congress ticket to object to the setting up political elections from the Sion Koliwada constituency. However, the celebration high command overlooked his case, in spite of a number of elderly Congress leaders of the state backing him. The Congress renominated Ganesh Yadav although he shed to Capt Tamil Selvan of the BJP by a margin of over 14,000 enact the 2019 setting up surveys.
Capt Tamil Sevlan, the resting MLA from Sion Koliwada that has actually been renominated by the BJP, was likewise existing when Raja signed up with the celebration. Along with Ravi Raja, his a number of fans likewise signed up with BJP.
Raja is popular in Sion Koliwada and his giving up the Congress will certainly deteriorate the celebration’s assistance base particularly amongst Tamil and Marathi citizens. Raja’s signing up with the BJP is specific to improve the leads of Capt Selvan, that was dealing with anti-incumbency problems.
