PANAJI: Former Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar rejoined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday, ending his four-year estrangement from the party after quitting ahead of the 2022 Assembly elections. He returned to the BJP at a function held at the party’s headquarters, Atal Bhavan, at Chimbel, in the presence of Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, State BJP President Damu Naik, Health Minister Vishwajit Rane and other senior leaders.
Explaining his departure in 2022, Parsekar said a misunderstanding had led to his exit, but maintained that neither he nor his supporters had joined another political party. “I have returned to the BJP along with my supporters, and I am happy to state that none of us joined any other party. I am ready to work according to the directions of the party leadership,” he said while addressing party leaders and karyakartas.
