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He told the workers that the BJP had made an offer to him and his daughter, MLA Praniti Shinde, to join the party. He said he flatly rejected the offer to join the BJP.Shinde also made this disclosure on Monday while addressing Congress workers at the party office. The BJP has this time fielded Jay Siddheshwar Shivacharya, a spiritual leader, who has a following in the Lingayat community. Kolhapur: Former Union home minister Sushilkumar Shinde has claimed that he was approached by a top national leader of the BJP requesting him to join the party.Speaking to TOI over the phone, the former Maharashtra chief minister said that he had received a call from the BJP leader around 8-10 days ago. He had promised free power supply to the farmers and later said nobody should believe promises made before the elections..