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Archana Patil joins bjp, joins hands in the presence of Devendra...
Just before the lok sabha elections in maharashtra, congress suffered another major setback. archana Patil Chakurkar, daughter-in-law of senior congress leader and former Union home minister Shivraj Patil, joined the bjp on saturday (30 March). archana Patil Chakurkar joined the bjp in the presence of maharashtra deputy cm devendra fadnavis in Mumbai. Earlier on Friday, archana Patil Chakurkar had met bjp leader and deputy cm Devendra Fadnavis. Ever since archana Patil Chakurkar, daughter-in-law of senior congress leader and former Union home minister Shivraj Patil, met devendra fadnavis, speculations about her joining the bjp have intensified.
Archana Patil Chakurkar joins BJP
Archana Patil Chakurkar, senior congress leader and daughter-in-law of former Union home minister Shivraj Patil, took membership of bjp in mumbai in the presence of maharashtra bjp President Chandrashekhar Bawankule, deputy cm devendra fadnavis and many other leaders. On this occasion, devendra fadnavis said, "Today it is a matter of great joy that archana Patil has entered BJP." He has 30 years of experience as a social worker. Good leadership has been provided not only for Latur district but also for Marathwada. We had also proposed in 2019 that you contest the elections.
There was already speculation about joining the BJP
According to the information, speculations about archana joining the bjp have been made for a long time. There is also discussion in the political circles that ashok Chavan, who joined the bjp from congress, had mediated her entry into the party, after which archana Patil Chakurkar joined the bjp on Saturday.