Speaking to media persons, the NCP leader suggested that with the elections over, Tambe – placed under suspension for six years by the Congress for anti-party activities in January – should now discuss his issues with senior leaders and his family members to take an appropriate decision.
Pawar felt that Tambe – who won as an independent with Bharatiya Janata Party’s backing, trouncing Maha Vikas Aghadi-backed Shubhangi Patil – could hammer out the issues with his father, senior Congressman Sudhir Tambe, who was suspended last month, and also his father-in-law, Balasaheb Thorat, the Congress Legislature Party leader.
On his part, Tambe Jr. commented that he would have loved to be elected as a Congressman but has not taken any decision on his future course of politics, whether he would join the BJP or toy with other options.
State BJP President Chandrashekhar Bawankule maintained a cautiously neutral stance stating that it would be upto Tambe to take a decision if he wants to join the BJP or not.
Pawar also revealed that earlier, NCP President Sharad Pawar had batted for a ticket to Tambe Jr. and even called up Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge in this regard.
He said the Congress should now show a generous heart, brush aside the bitter developments of the past one months and consider a rapprochement with Tambe, though the Congress has not reacted to the unsolicited counseling from the MVA ally.
The MVA was in high spirits after bagging 3 seats of the five MLC biennial polls, while one went to independent Tambe and one went to the BJP.
–IANS
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