In one other tremor for the Congress Party earlier than the Lok Sabha Elections, Manish Khanduri, the son of former Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Retired Major General Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri, Joined BJP on Saturday in Dehradun. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, was additionally current on the BJP Mahanagar workplace together with Election in-charge Dushyant Kumar Gautam and state occasion chief Mahendra Bhatt. He joined arms with the saffron occasion a day after resigning from the Congress faction.
He knowledgeable in regards to the resignatiomn by way of social media platform ‘X’, he acknowledged that I’m resigning from the Indian National Congress occasion with fast impact. This determination of mine is made with none private grudges or expectations from anybody up to now.
Khanduri’s Debut Election In 2019
In 2019, Manish Khanduri made his foray into politics by becoming a member of the Congress, the place he contested for the Garhwal (Pauri) Lok Sabha seat through the basic elections. Unfortunately, he confronted defeat in his bid for the seat, which was beforehand held by his father, shedding to Tirath Singh Rawat by a margin of over three lakh votes.
Adding to the household’s political dynamics, Manish’s elder sister, Ritu Khanduri, at present serves because the speaker of the Uttarakhand meeting and holds a BJP MLA place from Kotdwar.
Commenting on Manish Khanduri’s resignation, State Congress president Karan Mahara advised PTI “The occasion gave him full respect. It additionally gave him a ticket to contest the Lok Sabha polls in 2019.” He hinted on the complexities concerned, together with potential household pressures, contemplating his father’s senior place inside the BJP and his sister’s position because the meeting speaker. While he stated that the precise causes for his resignation can solely be decided after speaking to him.
