"Congress Sinking, Discontent Brewing": Ashok Chavan To NDTV On Leaving Party
NDTV
The former chief minister said he his excited about his new innings with the BJP, which he joined on Tuesday.
Explaining his shock exit from a party he had been a part of for 38 years, former Maharashtra chief minister Ashok Chavan has said the Congress is "sinking" and discontent is brewing among its ranks.
In an exclusive interview with NDTV on Thursday, Mr Chavan, who has been nominated for the Rajya Sabha polls by the BJP, said the "mood of the nation" is in favour of his new party and its track record on development is for all to see.
To a question on claims that he quit the Congress and joined the BJP on Tuesday to get the Rajya Sabha nomination, the former chief minister said in Hindi, "There is no truth to this. I have been a Lok Sabha MP twice and an MLA several times. I could have asked the Congress to nominate me. The state of the Congress vis-a-vis the BJP... I don't see them ready for a fight in the state. If you don't fight, how will you win? There is no preparation."
