The Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) chief Prakash Ambedkar, now part of the opposition INDIA bloc, on Sunday advised Maharashtra cabinet minister Chhagan Bhujbal to join a new OBC outfit as its leader, assuring that he would support it, reported the PTI.

The Maharashtra Food and Civil Supplies Minister, Chhagan Bhujbal, belongs to the NCP group led by Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar which is an ally of the ruling coalition of Shiv Sena and BJP in the state.