Mumbai, Oct 31 (Reporter) Ahead of the Maharashtra Assembly election, senior Congress leader and leader of opposition in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), Ravi Raja resigned from the primary membership of the party and joined the BJP on Thursday afternoon. He joined the BJP at the party headquarters here in the presence of Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Mumbai BJP President and MLA Ashish Shelar. As soon as he joined the party, Raja was appointed as the Mumbai BJP Vice President. "Raja is a learned, hardworking leader. He has record of serving in Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport (BEST) committee for 23 long years. He had also served as the opposition leader in BMC. We are glad such a senior leader is joining us," Fadnavis said. Raja was denied ticket by the Congress party from Sion Koliwada Assembly constituency. He announced on Wednesday that he is leaving the grand old party...////...