Congress chief Milind Deora on Sunday (Jan 14) introduced his resignation from the Congress get together, ending a 55-year affiliation of the Deora household with the nation’s oldest political get together. 

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Deora took to his social media handles to announce his departure, stating it was the conclusion of a “significant chapter” in his political journey. 

“Today marks the conclusion of a significant chapter in my political journey. I have tendered my resignation from the primary membership of @INCIndia , ending my family’s 55-year relationship with the party,” mentioned Deora on X, previously often known as Twitter. 

“I am grateful to all leaders, colleagues & karyakartas for their unwavering support over the years,” he added. 

Milind’s resignation marks the departure of one other younger chief deserting the Congress ship which has been tottering for a while. Prior to him, the likes of Jyotiraditya Scindia, Jaiveer Shergill, and Hardik Patel amongst others have already stop the get together.

Milind, son of Congress veteran Murli Deora, was compelled to resign because the Uddhav Thackeray faction of the Shiv Sena within the western state of Maharashtra staked declare on the Mumbai South Lok Sabha seat – a standard stronghold of the Deora’s.

Why did Milind Deora stop the get together?

Murli Deora emerged victorious on the Mumbai South seat in 1984, 1989, 1991 and 1998. Currently, Uddhav faction’s Arvind Sawant is the MP from the constituency. However, Milind argued that although he’s not the sitting MP, the seat stays a standard Congress bastion. 

The same sentiment was not echoed by Sanjay Raut, a senior chief of Shiv Sena (Uddhav). Raut mentioned regardless of the row over the seat-sharing of the INDIA bloc, his get together won’t budge on the unique formulation. 

“We are speaking with the decision-makers, the central leadership — not the state leadership. We told them that we always contested 23 seats. Congress has to start with zero in Maharashtra. Neither we have a problem, nor Congress’s central leadership has a problem. Rest it does not matter who said what,” mentioned Raut.

After Raut’s assertion, Milind retorted saying Congress was the biggest opposition get together within the Maharashtra Assembly. 

“According to Sanjay Raut, even after losing 40 MLAs (to the Shinde group), Uddhav Sena is the largest party in Maharashtra. I want to tell him that no alliance can proceed without the consultation of the local leadership,” mentioned Milind. 

After his resignation, speculations are rife that Milind might take the route of ex-Congress leaders and be a part of the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP). 

(With inputs from companies)