Congress' Vijay Waddetiwar nominated LoP in Maha Assembly

Senior Congressman Vijay Waddetiwar was on Monday nominated the leader of opposition (LoP) in the Maharashtra Assembly.

Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis made the announcement in the Lower House and described Waddetiwar as a grassroot leader who has risen from the ranks.

"I wish him good luck as a strong opposition leader is required to keep a watch on the government. We need quality and constructive opposition," he said.

Beginning his political career from the National Students' Union of India (NSUI), a student wing of the Congress, Waddetiwar later joined the Shiv Sena and was its MLC from 1998 to 2004.

In 2004, he was elected to the state Assembly for the first time from Chimur seat on Sena's ticket.

But, in 2005, he came back to the Congress later won the by-election from Chimur on its ticket

He then served as a minister in the Congress-NCP government and in 2014, he got elected as an MLA from Brahmapuri seat.

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