Fadnavis offers to quit as Dy CM

Mumbai: After the BJP’s Lok Sabha tally came down from 23 to 9 in Maharashtra, Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday offered to quit the post to enable him to focus on party work ahead of assembly elections.

“I take the responsibility for the result in Maharashtra. I am requesting the party leadership to relieve me from the responsibility in the government so that I can work full time for the party in upcoming assembly elections.” The assembly elections in the state are scheduled in less than six months from now.

“The entire responsibility for this result is mine. I agree that I was lacking somewhere in all this and am going to make all efforts to overcome this shortcoming,” he said. “I take full responsibility for the setback the BJP suffered in Maharashtra. Now I want to focus on assembly elections and that is why I am going to request the BJP’s top leadership to relieve me from my responsibility in the government and give me a chance to work full time in the party,” Fadnavis said. “I am going to meet the senior BJP leaders soon and do whatever they ask me to,” he said.