Senior BJP leader Eknath Khadse, who had been sidelined for the last two-three years, is all set to join the NCP on Friday. There were speculations in the last few days that he may quit the BJP and join the Sharad Pawar-led party.
"Eknath Khadse promoted BJP in Maharashtra over years. I've been informed that Khadse has resigned from the BJP. We've decided to give him an entry in NCP. He will be formally inducted into NCP at 2 pm on Friday," Maharashtra minister and state NCP chief Jayant Patil told reporters on Wednesday.
He is likely to join with his daughter Rohini Khadse Khewalkar, who is the chairperson of Jalgaon District Central Co-operative Bank. However, it is learnt that Khadse's daughter-in-law, Raksha Nikhil Khadse, a BJP MP, has not issued any statement yet and is not keen on joining the NCP.
Khadse has been sulking since he was made to resign as a minister in the then BJP government in 2016 on allegations of corruption.
(With inputs from Dnyanesh Jathar)
