Mumbai, Oct. 31 -- A veteran Congress leader, Ravi Raja along with his supporters on Thursday joined the BJP in the presence of Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and the party's Mumbai unit chief Ashish Shelar.

Immediately after his induction, Raja was appointed the Mumbai BJP Vice President.

Raja was furious over the denial of the ticket from the Sion Koliwada Assembly seat. He was also perturbed as the Congress party "did not recognise and appreciate his work and contribution to its growth in the Mumbai city".

Raja sent his resignation directly to Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge after the party gave the ticket to Ganesh Yadav and not to him or the other contender Mumbai Congress Secretary Amit Shetty from the Sion Koliwad...