<p>In a major blow to the opposition parties in Maharashtra, four Nationalist Congress Party MLAs and one Congress lawmaker, who submitted their resignations to the Speaker on Tuesday, are likely to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday, reported news agency ANI.</p>

<p>NCP MLAs Vaibhav Pichad, Sandeep Naik and Shivendra Raje, and Congress legislator Kalidas Kolambkar handed over their <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/four-opposition-mlas-resign-from-maharashtra-assembly-239497">resignation letters</a> to Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Haribhau Bagade.</p>

<p>Soon after the resignation of four MLAs, senior BJP leader and Maharashtra Water Resources Minister Girish Mahajan claimed that more than 50 MLAs of the Congress and NCP want to join his party ahead of the Assembly elections in the state later this year.</p>

<p>"Many people are excited to join BJP. There are more than 50 MLAs of Congress and Nationalist Congress Party who want to join BJP. But we also have some limitations. We cannot admit everyone," he was quoted as saying.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Kolambkar quit Congress on Monday and announced his decision to resign from the House forthwith.</p>

<p>Assembly elections in Maharashtra are due in October, 2019.</p>

<p>NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Sunday alleged that the Central government was pressuring MLAs from Opposition camp to join BJP.&nbsp;<br />
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In a major blow to the opposition parties in Maharashtra, four Nationalist Congress Party MLAs and one Congress lawmaker, who submitted their resignations to the Speaker on Tuesday, are likely to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday, reported news agency ANI.

In a major blow to the opposition parties in Maharashtra, four Nationalist Congress Party MLAs and one Congress lawmaker, who submitted their resignations to the Speaker on Tuesday, are likely to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday, reported news agency ANI. NCP MLAs Vaibhav Pichad, Sandeep Naik and Shivendra Raje, and Congress legislator Kalidas Kolambkar handed over their resignation letters to Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Haribhau Bagade. Soon after the resignation of four MLAs, senior BJP leader and Maharashtra Water Resources Minister Girish Mahajan claimed that more than 50 MLAs of the Congress and NCP want to join his party ahead of the Assembly elections in the state later this year. "Many people are excited to join BJP. There are more than 50 MLAs of Congress and Nationalist Congress Party who want to join BJP. But we also have some limitations. We cannot admit everyone," he was quoted as saying. Kolambkar quit Congress on Monday and announced his decision to resign from the House forthwith. Assembly elections in Maharashtra are due in October, 2019. NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Sunday alleged that the Central government was pressuring MLAs from Opposition camp to join BJP.

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<p>Refuting speculations of him joining Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Congress MLA Jay Kumar Gore on Saturday said that his meeting with BJP Minister Girish Mahajan was completely apolitical and was held to discuss the drought situation in his constituency.</p>

<p>Speaking to ANI, Gore said, "There hasn't been any discussion of me going to BJP. The place which I represent in the Legislative Assembly is facing drought. Water is required to be released in my constituency for the welfare of farmers. My meeting was completely apolitical."</p>

<p>Earlier Gore had met state Water Resources Minister, Mahajan triggering speculations of Gore joining the BJP.</p>

<p>Gore was accompanied by BJP MP Ranjitsinh Naik Nimbalkar to the meeting.</p>

<p>Congress was wiped out in the state in the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections and could only win one seat while its ally NCP won four out of 48 seats.&nbsp;</p>


Refuting speculations of him joining Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Congress MLA Jay Kumar Gore on Saturday said that his meeting with BJP Minister Girish Mahajan was completely apolitical and was held to discuss the drought situation in his constituency.

Refuting speculations of him joining Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Congress MLA Jay Kumar Gore on Saturday said that his meeting with BJP Minister Girish Mahajan was completely apolitical and was held to discuss the drought situation in his constituency. Speaking to ANI, Gore said, "There hasn't been any discussion of me going to BJP. The place which I represent in the Legislative Assembly is facing drought. Water is required to be released in my constituency for the welfare of farmers. My meeting was completely apolitical." Earlier Gore had met state Water Resources Minister, Mahajan triggering speculations of Gore joining the BJP. Gore was accompanied by BJP MP Ranjitsinh Naik Nimbalkar to the meeting. Congress was wiped out in the state in the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections and could only win one seat while its ally NCP won four out of 48 seats.

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<p>&nbsp;A committee of six ministers has been appointed to look into the matter of the farmers&#39; protest in Maharashtra.</p>

<p>The members include&nbsp;Chandrakant Patil, Pandurang Fundkar, Girish Mahajan, Vishnu Savara, Subhash Deshmukh and Eknath Shinde, sources from Maharashtra CMO said.</p>

<p>Also read:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/maharashtra-farmers-protest-demanding-loan-waiver-reaches-thane-35177">30,000 farmers head towards Mumbai to demand complete loan waiver</a></p>

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<p>Earlier Aditya Thackeray from the Shiv Sena interacted with the farmers protesting in Mumbai.&nbsp; Leaders from opposition parties such as Congress, Nationalist Congress Party have also extended their support to the farmers.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>In a single day, the numbers of the farmers protesting in Maharashtra swelled to 50,000.</p>

<p>Some&nbsp;<a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/over-30000-farmers-marching-from-nashik-demanding-farm-loan-waiver-to-reach-mumbai-today-35356" target="_blank">35,000 farmers had reached Mumbai on Sunday&nbsp;</a>demanding, among other things, a complete loan waiver.</p>

<p>Their other demands include higher&nbsp;prices for their produce and implementation of the Swaminathan Committee recommendations.&nbsp;Longtime cultivators of Adivasi&nbsp;land also demanding transfer of the land to their names.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The farmers who reached Mumbai today were received by Girish Mahajan, a senior minister in the Maharashtra cabinet in Mulund in suburban Mumbai.</p>

<p>They plan to&nbsp;gherao the Vidhan Sabha on Monday.</p>

<p>The farmers&#39;&nbsp;had marched to Mumbai from Nashik, with the 180-km-long march being led by All India Kisan Sabha National President Ashok Davle, local MLA JP Gavit and other leaders.</p>

<p>They are protesting against the Maharashtra government which had promised&nbsp;loan waiver for them in November 2018&nbsp;after they had staged a long protest of over 10 days in the state.&nbsp;</p>

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The members include Chandrakant Patil, Pandurang Fundkar, Girish Mahajan, Vishnu Savara, Subhash Deshmukh and Eknath Shinde, sources from Maharashtra CMO said

A committee of six ministers has been appointed to look into the matter of the farmers' protest in Maharashtra. The members include Chandrakant Patil, Pandurang Fundkar, Girish Mahajan, Vishnu Savara, Subhash Deshmukh and Eknath Shinde, sources from Maharashtra CMO said. Also read: 30,000 farmers head towards Mumbai to demand complete loan waiver A committee of 6 ministers comprising Chandrakant Patil, Pandurang Fundkar, Girish Mahajan, Vishnu Savara, Subhash Deshmukh and Eknath Shinde to look into the matter of farmers' demands: Maharashtra CMO sources. — ANI (@ANI) March 11, 2018 × Earlier Aditya Thackeray from the Shiv Sena interacted with the farmers protesting in Mumbai. Leaders from opposition parties such as Congress, Nationalist Congress Party have also extended their support to the farmers. #Mumbai: Shiv Sena's Aditya Thackeray met farmers of All India Kisan Sabha and interacted with them. Over 30,000 farmers marched from Nashik to Mumbai demanding a complete loan waiver among other demands. #Mahrashtra pic.twitter.com/Vl6MsqTRgG — ANI (@ANI) March 11, 2018 × In a single day, the numbers of the farmers protesting in Maharashtra swelled to 50,000. Some 35,000 farmers had reached Mumbai on Sunday demanding, among other things, a complete loan waiver. Their other demands include higher prices for their produce and implementation of the Swaminathan Committee recommendations. Longtime cultivators of Adivasi land also demanding transfer of the land to their names. The farmers who reached Mumbai today were received by Girish Mahajan, a senior minister in the Maharashtra cabinet in Mulund in suburban Mumbai. They plan to gherao the Vidhan Sabha on Monday. The farmers' had marched to Mumbai from Nashik, with the 180-km-long march being led by All India Kisan Sabha National President Ashok Davle, local MLA JP Gavit and other leaders. They are protesting against the Maharashtra government which had promised loan waiver for them in November 2018 after they had staged a long protest of over 10 days in the state.

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