Former Chief Minister of Maharashtra and senior Congressman Ashok Chavan had joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in a shock to the Congress before the Lok Sabha elections 2024. He was said to be angry with the party for the last several days. Its Chavan had also resigned from the MLA from Nanded seat. Where he was representing for a long time. The biggest reason behind Ashok Chavan’s distance from the Congress was said in the political circles that he had talked about removing Nana Patole from the party leadership and making himself the State Congress President.
Politics was inherited from father
Born on 28 October 1958, Ashok Chavan inherited his political legacy from his father Shankarrao Chavan. He has also been the Chief Minister of Maharashtra. Ashok Chavan was the Chief Minister of Maharashtra from 8 December 2008 to 9 November 2010. He entered politics as the General Secretary of Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee.
How was your political journey?
Talking about the political journey of former CM Ashok Chavan, he was also the Minister of Cultural Affairs, Industry, Mines and Protocol in the Vilasrao Deshmukh government. He became MLA in 2019 from Bhokar seat of Nanded district. Was MP twice and MLA four times. He also served as the President of Maharashtra Congress from 2015 to 2019. Elected as Lok Sabha MP for the first time in 1987. Was elected MP for the second time in 2014. Apart from this, he was also a member of the Legislative Council once.
One of Rahul Gandhi’s close associates
Ashok Chavan was considered close to Rahul Gandhi. When Congress lost the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, he had said that Congress’s defeat is a collective responsibility. This is not the responsibility of party president Rahul Gandhi alone. Apart from this, Ashok Chavan was also considered to have better tuning than Vilasrao Deshmukh. During his tenure, Ashok Chavan handled many important ministries.
Big status in state politics
Ashok Chavan was considered among the big names of Congress in Maharashtra. He was counted among the most influential leaders of Congress in Maharashtra. Ashok Chavan’s stature can be gauged from the fact that he was made the Chief Minister in place of Vilasrao Deshmukh, who was a big name in Maharashtra politics at that time. He has held responsibilities on almost all important posts of the party in Maharashtra. He was also included in the team that discussed seat sharing with Shiv Sena’s Uddhav Thackeray faction.
Political journey started in 1987
Ashok Chavan’s political journey started in 1987. This year he was elected MP of Lok Sabha for the first time. Chavan was the Minister of Cultural Affairs, Industries, Mines and Protocol in Deshmukh’s government. Chavan became the CM after the then CM Vilasrao Deshmukh resigned from the post of Chief Minister following the 26/11 attacks in Mumbai in 2008. Ashok Chavan was the Chief Minister of Maharashtra for two years from December 8, 2008 to November 11, 2010.