Senior Congress leaders Suresh Pachouri and Sanjay Shukla have formally joined the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) on Saturday forward of the essential Lok Sabha elections. Notable BJP leaders, together with Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Kailash Vijayvargiya, and V.D. Sharma, had been additionally current on the celebration headquarters.
Former Union Minister and ex-president of the Madhya Pradesh Congress, Pachauri, has served in varied key ministerial positions throughout his tenure within the Congress authorities. He has additionally been elected as a Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament 4 instances consecutively.
#WATCH | Several Congress leaders, together with former Union Minister Suresh Pachouri, be a part of the BJP in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
CM Mohan Yadav, former CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan, state BJP chief VD Sharma and minister Kailash Vijayvargiya current. pic.twitter.com/yNdfHnBK4V
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In response to the latest departure of a outstanding Congress determine forward of the forthcoming common elections, anticipated to happen between April and May, former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, attributed the transfer to the perceived ‘lack of management’ inside the venerable political celebration.
Addressing the media on Saturday, Chouhan, at the moment contesting for a Lok Sabha seat from Vidisha, remarked, “It appears that Rahul Gandhi is determined to dismantle the Congress entirely as Mahatma Gandhi’s suggested about the Congress. Dismayed by the party’s aimless and disoriented state, esteemed leaders within the Congress are growing disillusioned, pushing the party to the brink of extinction.”
Commenting on the BJP’s acquisition of one more Congress member, the state president of the BJP, VD Sharma, said, “Suresh Pachouri, a former Union Minister and Congress leader of significant stature in Madhya Pradesh, has found a new home in the BJP. With the Congress offering no space for leaders of his calibre, Pachouri has chosen to align with the BJP, committing to work under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.”
Adding his perspective to the unfolding political panorama, BJP stalwart Kailash Vijayvargiya asserted, “Despite Rahul Gandhi’s engagement in his Nyay Yatra, towering leaders continue to abandon the Congress. Members and supporters within the Congress have collectively recognized that if anyone can serve the nation equitably, it is Prime Minister Modi. Consequently, a growing number are defecting to join the BJP.”
Notably, this growth follows earlier speculations in February concerning the potential crossover of former Union Minister and Congress state chief Kamal Nath to the BJP. Despite swirling rumours, Kamal Nath finally determined to stay steadfast in his allegiance to the grand previous celebration.
