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“Poaching is the USP of specified parties (Shiv Sena) erstwhile they can’t basal connected their ain feet,” Patil said. (File)
Kolhapur territory Congress president Satej Patil Friday told The Indian Express that the determination of sitting Kolhapur North enactment MLA Jayashree Jadhav to articulation the Shiv Sena volition lone payment the Congress.
“Poaching is the USP of specified parties (Shiv Sena) erstwhile they can’t basal connected their ain feet,” Patil said.
“I person met astir 3,000-4,000 radical for Diwali this greeting and the unanimous refrain has been that they bash not similar specified tactics. This determination has really brought sympathy for the Congress. We volition win,” helium added.
Jayashree Jadhav’s determination reportedly caught galore successful the Congress by surprise. “We neglect to recognize wherefore she switched parties overnight,” a enactment root said.
Jayashree Jadhav was elected successful the bye-election from the Kolhapur North constituency successful 2022 station her hubby and then-sitting Congress legislator Chandrakant Jadhav’s death. On Thursday, she joined the Shiv Sena successful the beingness of Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. Jayashree Jadhav’s lad Satyaji Jadhav besides joined the Shiv Sena.
She was not renominated by the Congress to contention the Assembly elections from the Kolhapur North constituency this time. The enactment has alternatively fielded Madhurima Raje Chhatrapati from the seat.
The 288-member Maharashtra Assembly volition spell to the polls connected November 20, with the counting slated to beryllium held connected November 23.
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