Overview

• Annasaheb Dange officially rejoined the Bharatiya Janata Party on July 30 after leaving for the Nationalist Congress Party in 2002.
• He was accompanied by his sons, Chiman and Vishwanath Dange, at the induction event in Mumbai.
• Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis presided over the ceremony with state president Ravindra Chavan, praising Dange’s past contributions to the party.
• The BJP dismissed as baseless Dange’s claims of feeling sidelined and highlighted his three six-year terms as an MLC and cabinet post in the 1995–99 alliance government.
• The induction underscores the BJP’s strategy of realigning veteran figures to fortify its regional foothold before upcoming local elections.