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Ashok Shankarrao Chavan (born 28 October 1958) is an Indian politician from Maharashtra. He is son of ex-Maharashtra Chief Minister Shankarrao Chavan . He was one of the most influential leaders of Indian National Congress in Maharashtra but later resigned and joined Bhartiya Janata Party on 13 Feb 2024. [2]
1 day ago · Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan, who quit the Congress to join the BJP, made his maiden speech today in the Rajya Sabha. As Chavan rose up to speak in the upper house, chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar introduced the senior leader saying he was "twice chief minister, twice lok Sabha MP, four times MLA and an MLC".
Ashok Chavan stepped down as chief minister in 2010 for his alleged involvement in Adarsh housing scam in Mumbai. He was also state Congress chief between 2014 and 2019.
Jun 4, 2024 · With veteran leader Ashok Chavan, who previously held the seat twice, leaving the Congress to join the BJP, the saffron party is now better positioned to solidify its control.
Ashok Chavan is the third prominent Congress leader in Maharashtra to quit the party after Milind Deora and Baba Siddique over the last month.
Feb 12, 2024 · Former Maharashtra Chief Minister and Congress heavyweight Ashok Chavan resigned from the party on Monday, in another setback to the opposition alliance INDIA bloc, months ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.
Feb 12, 2024 · In a big blow to the Congress in Maharashtra months ahead of the general election and state polls, former chief minister and former MP Ashok Chavan resigned from the party's primary membership...
Feb 13, 2024 · Ashok Chavan (65), son of former Chief Minister SB Chavan, on Monday underscored that his choice to depart from the Congress was independent and refrained from attributing specific reasons for his exit.
Feb 13, 2024 · Ashok Chavan joins exit queue, Maharashtra Congress frets about central, state leadership. Sanjay Nirupam says Chavan had been complaining about state leadership; former Mumbai Congress chief asks how Congress has gone from looking good in the state to this situation in months. Written by Alok Deshpande , Zeeshan Shaikh.
The BJP fielded former chief minister Ashok Chavan for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections from Maharashtra, a day after he joined the ruling party.
