Karuna Munde meets Maharashtra Congress chief Harshwardhan Sapkal, buzz over her joining party

Maharashtra politics is abuzz. Karuna Munde met Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee president Harshwardhan Sapkal, and talk has since begun in political circles that she may join the Congress. All eyes are on the reason for the meeting and on what political role Karuna Munde will take up next.

The Congress is currently pushing to expand its organisation. Along with Rahul Gandhi, many party workers in the state are also seen taking a tough stand against the government. The Congress is targeting the Modi government over alleged vote theft and the SIR. Rahul Gandhi has been levelling serious allegations against the Modi government continuously. In the state too, the Congress is calling for agitation. The possibility is now being raised that the name Munde could be added to this Congress.

The BJP in the state already has Mundes. Now the entry of a Munde into the Congress is also being spoken of. People are asking whether this marks the start of new equations in Maharashtra politics and whether the Munde name will now resonate in the Congress as well.

Karuna Munde was earlier named Karuna Sharma. She is originally from Indore in Madhya Pradesh and has lived in Mumbai for many years. Besides social work, she also looks after the work of a political party.

Karuna Munde has claimed to be Dhananjay Munde's first wife. She has submitted several pieces of evidence in court for this. The papers include a letter of consent, a last will and family documents. She claims her relationship with Dhananjay Munde is more than 27 years old. On the basis of this claim, she changed her name from Karuna Sharma to Karuna Dhananjay Munde.

Karuna Munde says she has been trying for many years to establish herself as Dhananjay Munde's legal wife. She alleges that this right of hers is being denied on Dhananjay Munde's side.