<p>High-profile BJP leader Pankaja Munde is showing signs of revolt.</p>.<p>Forty-year-old Pankaja is the daughter of late Gopinath Munde and niece of late Pramod Mahajan.</p>.<p>Once an aspirant for the post of Chief Minister and also a strong contender for the position of state BJP President, Pankaja feels sidelined in the party and will announce her stand on 12 December, the birth anniversary of her father.</p>.<p><strong>Also read: </strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/after-fb-post-pankaja-removes-bjp-from-twitter-bio-781746.html" target="_blank"><strong>After FB post, Pankaja removes 'BJP' from Twitter bio</strong></a><br /><br />Pankaja is very close to Shiv Sena President and Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and his family.</p>.<p>The duo of Mahajan-Munde were among the select BJP leaders who had direct access to late Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray.</p>.<p>In 2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly polls, she lost the family seat of Parli in Beed district to her cousin and NCP leader Dhananjay Munde.</p>.<p>On Monday, she removed "BJP" from her Twitter profile.</p>.<p>On Sunday, in a Facebook post, she created a flutter in political circles by inviting her followers to Gopinathgad, the memorial of Munde in Beed.</p>.<p>"Looking at the changed political scenario in state, there is a need to think and decide the way ahead. I need time for some 8-10 days to communicate with myself. Our future journey need to be decided against the backdrop of current political changes," she said.</p>.<p>"What to do next? Which path to be taken? What can we give to people? What is our strength? What are the expectations of people? I will think about all these aspects and come before you on December 12," Pankaja wrote in Marathi.</p>
<p>High-profile BJP leader Pankaja Munde is showing signs of revolt.</p>.<p>Forty-year-old Pankaja is the daughter of late Gopinath Munde and niece of late Pramod Mahajan.</p>.<p>Once an aspirant for the post of Chief Minister and also a strong contender for the position of state BJP President, Pankaja feels sidelined in the party and will announce her stand on 12 December, the birth anniversary of her father.</p>.<p><strong>Also read: </strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/after-fb-post-pankaja-removes-bjp-from-twitter-bio-781746.html" target="_blank"><strong>After FB post, Pankaja removes 'BJP' from Twitter bio</strong></a><br /><br />Pankaja is very close to Shiv Sena President and Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and his family.</p>.<p>The duo of Mahajan-Munde were among the select BJP leaders who had direct access to late Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray.</p>.<p>In 2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly polls, she lost the family seat of Parli in Beed district to her cousin and NCP leader Dhananjay Munde.</p>.<p>On Monday, she removed "BJP" from her Twitter profile.</p>.<p>On Sunday, in a Facebook post, she created a flutter in political circles by inviting her followers to Gopinathgad, the memorial of Munde in Beed.</p>.<p>"Looking at the changed political scenario in state, there is a need to think and decide the way ahead. I need time for some 8-10 days to communicate with myself. Our future journey need to be decided against the backdrop of current political changes," she said.</p>.<p>"What to do next? Which path to be taken? What can we give to people? What is our strength? What are the expectations of people? I will think about all these aspects and come before you on December 12," Pankaja wrote in Marathi.</p>
