Mumbai, Feb. 13 -- Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis inducted former Congress leader Ashok Chavan to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Mumbai on Tuesday.

Chavan, a former Maharashtra Chief Minister, quit the Congress on Monday.

Chavan, 65, remained the Chief Minister from 2008 to 2010.

In 2010, the Congress had asked him to step down over corruption allegations linked to the Adarsh Housing Society Scam.

In 2014, Chavan won from Nanded constituency of Maharashtra despite the Modi wave in the Lok Sabha elections.

Chavan's resignation comes days after senior leader Baba Siddique dumped Congress and joined the Ajit Pawar camp of Nationalist Congress Party .

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