'Wait and watch', says Chavan on Munde's moves

Tuesday, June 21, 2011, 15:45 [IST]

Mumbai, Jun 21: Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan today (Jun 21) just said ''Wait and watch'', when he was asked on the probability of the sulking BJP leader Gopinath Munde joining the Congress.

Chavan said this at state government's Sahyadri guest house. Earlier, senior Congress leader and Maharashtra Forest Minister Patangrao Kadam said that Munde has to first take a decision on his future course of action.

"Let him first take a decision on his future course of action and if he wishes to join the Congress, decision in this regard will be taken by the party high command," Kadam told reporters.

PTI

Topics: gopinath munde, prithviraj chavan, mumbai, maharashtra, bjp, congress

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