Zeeshan Siddique was expelled Congress in August for allegedly voting against the party during the Maharashtra legislative council elections.

Siddique, who recently joined NCP, has been at the center of media attention following the recent murder of his father, former minister Baba Siddique, by gangsters.

Zeeshan Siddique was expelled from the Congress party in August following allegations of facilitating cross-voting during the state legislative council elections.

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Zeeshan Siddiqui, son of former MLA and NCP leader Baba Siddique, joined the NCP on Friday in the presence of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, ahead of the upcoming elections.

Zeeshan Siddique, son of ex-minister Baba Siddique, joined the NCP faction led by Ajit Pawar on October 25 and was fielded from Vandre East. He was expelled from Congress in August for allegedly voting against the party in legislative council elections.

Congress MLA and son of slain NCP leader Baba Siddique Zeeshan Siddique joined the NCP Ajit Pawar faction on Friday and will contest as the Mahayuti candidate from Vandre East. Zeeshan had won the seat in 2019 as a Congress candidate,

Ajit Pawar-led NCP announced a second list of candidates ahead of state elections. Zeeshan Siddiqui was allocated the Bandra East seat, while Sana Malik was nominated for Anushakti Nagar. Siddiqui joined NCP after leaving Congress.

Earlier in August, he was expelled from Congress due to allegations of facilitating cross-voting in the state legislative council elections. Zeeshan had denied these allegations.

Ahead of assembly elections in Maharashtra, Zeeshan Siddique, son of former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique, joined the Ajit Pawar-led faction of the Nationalist Congress Party on Friday. NCP announced Zeeshan Siddiqui as the party candidate from Bandra East Constituency for upcoming elections.