LS polls: prominent personalities among early voters
PTI, Apr 18, 2019, 12:56 PM IST
Ahmednagar: Leader of Opposition in the Maharashtra Assembly Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil, facing heat for campaigning — despite being a Congressman — for his son who is a BJP candidate, will reveal his plans on April 21, sources said Wednesday.
Vikhe Patil is upset with the criticism directed at him but for the moment he is keeping quiet and supervising his son Sujay’s campaign in Ahmednagar, sources close to him said.
Sujay Vikhe Patil is pitted against NCP’s Sangram Jagtap in Ahmednagar.
The sources said the Vikhe Patil senior will hold a press conference and talk about his “political present and future” on April 21, two days before Ahmednagar goes to the polls, amid indications that he would part ways with the Congress.
As per the sources, Vikhe Patil was upset with the Congress for failing to persuade the ally NCP to cede Ahmednagar seat for Sujay.
The NCP did not have a strong candidate of its own and it had faced defeat in the constituency in the last three elections, the sources added.
The senior Congressman was also angry that only he was singled out for criticism over his son joining the BJP while there were several other rebellions in the state Congress, they said.
Asked about his father, a Congress leader, campaigning for him, Sujay Vikhe Patil said, “He is helping me as a father. As a family we stand together.”
Udayavani is now on Telegram. Click here to join our channel and stay updated with the latest news.
Top News
Related Articles More
Reservation row: Congress campaign ‘biggest lie’ of the decade, says Kishan Reddy
BJP trying religious polarisation in Nagaon: Congress candidate Pradyut Bordoloi
3 arrested for ATM manipulation in Delhi
Heroin worth Rs 600 crore seized from Pakistani boat off Gujarat coast; 14 held
Congress accuses Modi Government of undermining reservations through privatization
MUST WATCH
Latest Additions
Some countries, institutions want weak govt to make easy profits: PM Modi
People can talk anything they want to, I know my game better: Virat Kohli on his strike rate
Sexual harassment, stalking case registered against ex-minister H D Revanna and his son Prajwal
Reservation row: Congress campaign ‘biggest lie’ of the decade, says Kishan Reddy
BJP trying religious polarisation in Nagaon: Congress candidate Pradyut Bordoloi