New Delhi/Mumbai:
Gopinath Munde, currently the focal point of the BJP's attention, landed in Delhi tonight and told reporters that he is not here to discuss a possible entry into the Congress.
However, sources have told NDTV that Mr Munde was discussing his possible entry into the Congress with the party's top leaders in Delhi. The Congress is not ready to give the OBC leader from Maharashtra a cabinet berth, say sources.
The Congress wasn't playing down the possibility of wooing Mr Munde to switch sides. Earlier in the day, Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan had said, 'Wait and watch', when he was asked about whether Mr Munde might soon be a Congressman.
The BJP had called an emergency meet in Mumbai today to discuss Mr Munde's turf war with party president Nitin Gadkari in their home state of Maharashtra. Mr Munde was not invited to the BJP's Mumbai meeting. Over the weekend, he met with senior leaders like LK Advani in Delhi. They reportedly rejected his demand to be elevated to Leader of the Opposition in the Maharashtra Assembly and to be placed in charge of the preparations for the next elections in Maharashtra.
The BJP's internal assessment has concluded that Mr Munde is no longer the powerhouse he was once considered along with his brother-in-law Pramod Mahajan, who was shot dead a few years ago. But Mr Munde's stature as an OBC leader and his undeniable experience in Maharashtra politics glow doubly now that it's clear the Congress is eager to bring him on board.
Mr Munde went public with his dissent on Friday, telling TV reporters that he was frustrated because his party leaders refused to respond to his complaints.
However, sources have told NDTV that Mr Munde was discussing his possible entry into the Congress with the party's top leaders in Delhi. The Congress is not ready to give the OBC leader from Maharashtra a cabinet berth, say sources.
The Congress wasn't playing down the possibility of wooing Mr Munde to switch sides. Earlier in the day, Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan had said, 'Wait and watch', when he was asked about whether Mr Munde might soon be a Congressman.
The BJP had called an emergency meet in Mumbai today to discuss Mr Munde's turf war with party president Nitin Gadkari in their home state of Maharashtra. Mr Munde was not invited to the BJP's Mumbai meeting. Over the weekend, he met with senior leaders like LK Advani in Delhi. They reportedly rejected his demand to be elevated to Leader of the Opposition in the Maharashtra Assembly and to be placed in charge of the preparations for the next elections in Maharashtra.
The BJP's internal assessment has concluded that Mr Munde is no longer the powerhouse he was once considered along with his brother-in-law Pramod Mahajan, who was shot dead a few years ago. But Mr Munde's stature as an OBC leader and his undeniable experience in Maharashtra politics glow doubly now that it's clear the Congress is eager to bring him on board.
Mr Munde went public with his dissent on Friday, telling TV reporters that he was frustrated because his party leaders refused to respond to his complaints.
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