Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, Jharkhand’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Jai Prakash Bhai Patel formally joined the Congress on Wednesday. After switching sides, he additionally pledged to bolster the I.N.D.I.A bloc. Patel’s induction into the Congress happened on the get together’s headquarters within the presence of key figures together with AICC’s Jharkhand in-charge Ghulam Ahmad Mir, Jharkhand Congress chief Rajesh Thakur, Jharkhand minister Alamgir Alam, and the get together’s media and publicity division head, Pawan Khera.
‘Want to satisfy goals of my father’: Patel
Patel, representing the Mandu meeting constituency beneath the Hazaribagh Lok Sabha phase, had beforehand served as an MLA for the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM). Patel mentioned he needs to fulfil the goals his father Tek Lal Mahto, a former MP, had for Jharkhand. He mentioned he was unable to seek out his father’s ideology within the NDA and has now vowed to work to strengthen the I.N.D.I.A bloc within the state. “I have joined the Congress not for any greed or post but for ideology and to fulfil the dreams of my father had for the state,” Patel added.
Patel prone to contest Lok Sabha polls from Hazaribagh
According to reviews, Patel may very well be fielded by the Congress from the Hazaribagh Lok Sabha constituency within the upcoming polls. Mir mentioned this becoming a member of was a sign of the issues to return and claimed that many leaders from numerous events in Jharkhand and West Bengal had been in contact with the Congress for crossing over. He mentioned some need to be a part of as it’s election season however many have been impressed by the get together’s ideology and the Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo yatras.
Another BJP chief prone to be a part of Congress
According to sources, one other BJP chief and former Madhupur MLA Raj Paliwal can be prone to change sides and be a part of the Congress. He is predicted to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections from Godda seat in opposition to sitting MP and senior BJP chief Nishikant Dubey.
Sita Soren joins BJP
Earlier on Tuesday, Sita Soren, three-term MLA and sister-in-law of former Chief Minister Hemant Soren, give up the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) and joined the BJP. She tendered her resignation from the JMM, claiming that she was being uncared for and remoted. In her resignation letter addressed to the JMM chief and her father-in-law, Shibu Soren, Sita acknowledged that following the demise of her husband, the get together failed to offer sufficient help to her and her household.
(With inputs from businesses)
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