Khadse, while speaking to Marathi news channel ABP Majha on Wednesday, also said that some people wanted to end his political career
Eknath Khadse
The saffron party, instead, gave the ticket to his daughter Rohini Khadse from Muktainagar. However, she lost to Shiv Sena rebel Chandrakant Patil. "Going by all the developments that have happened so far, it seems like some people were against me and wanted to end my political career. The state BJP gave tickets to those who had no mass support, which is why we fared badly," Khadse further told the news channel. "Senior BJP leaders from Maharashtra, such as Union minister Nitin Gadkari, were hardly invited for the poll campaign," he said. Maharashtra BJP chief Chandrakant Patil also got stuck in his own Assembly constituency, instead of campaigning for the party's candidates across the state, he said. "On the contrary, only Devendra Fadnavis was campaigning across the state.
The capability and influence of other senior leaders should have been utilised for the campaign," Khadse said. The disgruntled leader last month said he had submitted "proof" against the leaders responsible for the defeat of the party nominees in north Maharashtra. "I have all the proof with names of individuals who are responsible for BJP's electoral losses (in the region)," he said earlier. He also demanded action against these leaders for the BJP's shrunken tally of 105 seats, as compared to 122 in 2014 in the 288-member Assembly. Khadse has been trying to regain his position in the BJP since he was forced to resign as minister. Apart from him, senior BJP leaders Vinod Tawde and Prakash Mehta from Mumbai, and Chandrashekhar Bawankule from east Maharashtra were also denied tickets in the Assembly polls.
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