Mumbai: NCP leader Vikaykumar Gavit was today dropped as Maharashtra's Horticulture and Medical Education minister. The NCP had approached Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan after Mr Gavit's daughter Heena joined the BJP and was given a ticket to contest the Lok Sabha election from Nandurbar in north Maharashtra.
NCP leader and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar conveyed the party's request to the Chief Minister, who forwarded the recommendation to Governor K Sankaranarayanan. The Governor accepted the recommendation later in the evening.
NCP chief Sharad Pawar had earlier warned Mr Gavit after reports surfaced that his daughter was going to join the BJP.
Mr Gavit had helped the NCP grow in the tribal district of Nandurbar, once a Congress stronghold. His brother Sharad Gavit is an independent MLA. The parliamentary seat is currently represented by former Union minister Manikrao Gavit of Congress.
NCP leader and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar conveyed the party's request to the Chief Minister, who forwarded the recommendation to Governor K Sankaranarayanan. The Governor accepted the recommendation later in the evening.
NCP chief Sharad Pawar had earlier warned Mr Gavit after reports surfaced that his daughter was going to join the BJP.
Mr Gavit had helped the NCP grow in the tribal district of Nandurbar, once a Congress stronghold. His brother Sharad Gavit is an independent MLA. The parliamentary seat is currently represented by former Union minister Manikrao Gavit of Congress.
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