BJP leader Sanjay Joshi quits BJP National Executive

Senior BJP leader Sanjay Joshi has resigned from the party’s national executive ahead of the party National Executive meeting in Mumbai. Sanjay Joshi was known as one of the biggest critics of BJP leader and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi. This move seen as an effort by Gadkari to buy peace with firebrand leader Modi. 

Party president Nitin Gadkari said that joshi resigned to avoid any conflict in the party but joshi stated that he was resigning from the National Executive Committee under pressure from top leaders like Narendra Modi. Joshi had earlier resigned from the post of BJP General Secretary (Organization) in 2005 during party national executive meet.