Dhananjay Munde: From asset to liability
Hindustan Times Pune|December 30, 2024
Senior NCP leader Dhananjay Munde is facing the heat as leaders from the opposition as well as ruling parties are making a series of allegations against him, for his close aide's alleged involvement in the murder of a sarpanch in Beed.
Shailesh Gaikwad

MUMBAI:

The 49-year-old was initially groomed by his uncle, former deputy chief minister and BJP leader late Gopinath Munde. During Munde's tenure as state deputy chief minister, Dhananjay had kicked up controversies over his high-handedness in Beed, which he used to look after. Following the rise of Gopinath Munde's daughter Pankaja as his heir apparent, an irked Dhananjay started looking for options beyond his uncle.

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