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Two former MLA from north Maha will join BJP tomorrow

Mumbai, June 30 (UNI) Two former MLAs, Kunal Patil and Apurva Hire, will join the Bharatiya Janata Party tomorrow.
A BJP leader said here today that two big leaders from North Maharashtra will join the BJP. Former MLA Kunal Patil of Dhule and former MLA Apurva Hire of Nashik will both join the BJP.
Apurva Hire was an MLA from the teachers constituency from Nashik, while Kunal Patil was a former Congress MLA and a prominent leader from Dhule. With the entry of Kunal Patil, the strength of BJP in Dhule will increase further.
Kunal Patil is considered a close aide of Rahul Gandhi. Both leaders will join BJP in the presence of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule tomorrow in Mumbai, party sources said.
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