India, March 24 -- Former Member of Parliament Bhaskar Khatgaonkar, who switched allegiance from the BJP to the Congress just six months ago, has now joined the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). He was formally inducted into the party on Sunday in the presence of NCP president and Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar at an event in Nanded.

A veteran leader, Khatgaonkar has previously served three terms as a Member of Parliament and three terms as an MLA from the Biloli and Deglur assembly constituencies. He is also the brother-in-law of former Maharashtra chief minister Ashok Chavan. However, despite their family ties, the two have long been considered political rivals.

Khatgaonkar's political trajectory has seen multiple shifts...