Reportedly, a well-known figure in Mumbai BJP circles, Raj Purohit had served as the party’s city president and a Minister in the Maharashtra government. He was the BJP’s chief whip in the Assembly between 2014 and 2019
It’s sad that at a time when BJP emerged victorious in the Civic polls in Mumbai and took over BMC from the Thackeray cousins, he isn’t there. The party workers will miss him to a great extent.
Senior BJP leader and former Maharashtra Minister Raj K. Purohit, was a prominent voice of north Indian communities in Mumbai..He was 71.
He was once regarded as one of the most influential leaders of the BJP’s city unit, wielding considerable clout in south Mumbai. Purohit was denied a ticket in the 2019 Maharashtra Assembly elections.
His death has left Maharashtra’s political and social life devoid of an experienced, erudite leader with intense grassroots connections, party as per party leaders. Paying tribute, BJP national general secretary Vinod Tawde said he was pained to learn about Purohit’s demise.
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