"(Bhau) was leader of opposition but always offered me his seat at meetings because I was state party president." Eknath Khadse, leader of the opposition in the legislative assembly then, screamed betrayal. Khadse, 63, remains the party's most senior leader after state party president Raosaheb Danve and Pandurang Phundkar, and a significant OBC leader. A BJP leader told India Today that the party has assured Khadse that the inquiry will be completed soon. "He was overconfident," one BJP leader says.

Source: India Today June 10, 2016 08:37 UTC