Pankaja Munde rules out quitting BJP, says will start afresh

AURANGABAD: Former state minister and BJP leader Pankaja Munde on Wednesday took to social media to address her supporters and members of the community on the occasion of his father and BJP stalwart Gopinath Munde's death anniversary.
"I have not succumbed. We will start afresh. Gopinathji, while being in BJP, contested and lost elections, but he never succumbed. While being in power, I had to struggle on several occasions and I never succumbed," she said.
Pankaja added that irrespective of getting any position, she will continue to work for the welfare of the people. She also announced that soon she will step out and meet everyone, including party workers.
The statement has come amid speculations that she will quit the BJP. She said that her future course of action would be decided in consultation with her supporters and party workers.
Without taking any name, she said that her electoral loss had become a topic of discussion, but nobody discussed the victory of the person who won against her - taking a shot at her cousin and Congress leader Dhananjay Munde.
"In elections, it is essential to taste defeat. Many bigwigs have tasted defeat. It teaches you a lot. I overcame my defeat the very next day of results," she said.