Eknath Khadse gets great strength from NCP through Legislative Council; Will BJP’s fort be undermined?
Jalgaon: After the NCP announced the name of Eknath Khadse for the Legislative Council election, Khadse filed his candidature today. Khadse is known as a wealthy leader in state politics. However, in the last few years, his political supremacy has been called into question by staying away from the center of power. Eknath Khadse, who quit the BJP and joined the NCP, now has a new opportunity to increase his political weight on the occasion of the Legislative Council.
With the NCP gaining strength through the Legislative Council, Eknath Khadse will now face a big challenge of party growth. Khadse will have to undermine the BJP’s fort and strengthen the NCP in North Maharashtra including Jalgaon district. Eknath Khadse has also hinted at this, saying that he will now try to increase the NCP with more strength than the loyalty he has done in the last 40 years.
Politics of Jalgaon district and Eknath Khadse
Eknath Khadse has played a major role in the growth of BJP in Jalgaon district. For this he worked continuously for many years. While in the BJP, Khadse has also held several ministerial posts. Vidhan Bhavan has also been hailed as the Leader of the Opposition. Due to this, Eknath Khadse is known as a wealthy leader in the politics of the state. However, in 2014, when the BJP was in power in the state, Khadse, who was working as the revenue minister, was named in the alleged land scam at Bhosari in Pune and he had to resign from the ministry. Khadse was later accused of having a conversation with the wife of notorious goon Dawood Ibrahim. Khadse has repeatedly accused BJP leaders Devendra Fadnavis and Girish Mahajan of political harassment. Ekhnath Khadse may try to get rid of all this by defeating BJP in various elections in Jalgaon.
The benefit will be after the entry in the Legislative Council
After Eknath Khadse joined the party, the Jalgaon district NCP was in full swing. Following Khadse, his supporters also joined the NCP. Khadse’s name was sent in the list of MLAs appointed by the governor. But even after two-and-a-half years, the governor has not sealed it. But now the NCP has decided to send him to the Legislative Council. Therefore, if Khadse wins this election, his voice will be heard in the legislature once again.
Big political challenge
Although Eknath Khadse lost the Muktainagar Assembly constituency in the 2019 elections, this taluka is considered as Khadse’s stronghold. However, under the leadership of Khadse, the NCP did not get power over the Bodwad Nagar Panchayats in the same fort. In this Nagar Panchayat election, only six NCP seats were elected. The NCP has not yet shown much influence in the district. At present, the NCP is the only MLA in the district. Therefore, Shivdhanushya Khadse will have to increase the strength of NCP in the district in future.
