Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Congress chief and former MP Naveen Jindal on Sunday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after he resigned from the ‘Grand Old Party’ earlier at present.
Taking to social media platform, Naveen Jindal wrote, “I represented Congress Party in Parliament as MP from Kurukshetra for 10 years. I thank the Congress leadership and the then Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh. Today I am resigning from the primary membership of the Congress Party.”
Jindal, who represented Kurukshetra constituency in Lok Sabha between 2004-14 as a Congress MP, stated he desires to contribute to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s agenda of ‘Viksit Bharat’.
He joined the BJP at its Delhi workplace within the presence of its basic secretary Vinod Tawde.
Jindal misplaced to BJP candidate in 2024 Lok Sabha elections
Jindal, who misplaced from Kurukshetra in 2014, stated the nation has progressed underneath Modi’s management within the final 10 years and lots of historic steps such as the abrogation of Article 370 have been taken. The dream of having a Ram temple in Ayodhya has additionally been realised, he informed reporters.
Tawde stated Jindal’s presence within the get together will assist the federal government’s agenda of boosting the nation’s economic system and prosperity. He famous that the Jindal Steel chairperson has a eager curiosity in sports activities and training as effectively.
“Like Naveen Jindal has joined (BJP) right here (in Delhi), Ranjit Chautala ji, who’s a minister within the Haryana authorities and an Independent MLA, has additionally joined the BJP.
We welcome these two new members within the BJP fold,” Tawde informed reporters.
Independent MLA from Haryana Ranjit Chautala additionally joins BJP
Apart from Naveen Jindal, impartial MLA from Haryana Ranjit Chautala additionally joined the BJP on Sunday and have been named as the get together’s candidate from Hisar Lok Sabha seats.
Chautala, 78, is a minister within the BJP-led Haryana authorities. He is former deputy prime minister Devi Lal’s son and the brother of Indian National Lok Dal chief and former Haryana chief minister Om Prakash Chautala.
Ranjit Chautala, 78, joined the BJP in Sirsa within the presence of former MP Ashok Tanwar and different leaders at an occasion in Sirsa, get together leaders stated.
Tanwar, a former Haryana Congress president, had lately switched from the Aam Aadmi Party to the BJP and has been fielded from Sirsa.
In September 2023, Ranjit Chautala, whereas speaking to PTI, stated that he was not averse to contesting the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and should take the step if the BJP affords him a ticket.
“Politics is the art of the possible,” Ranjit Chautala had then stated.
Chautala had stated he was the primary to supply unconditional help to the BJP after it fell quick of a majority.
In 2019, the Jannayak Janata Party (JJP), based by Dushyant Chautala and his father Ajay Chautala, and Independents prolonged help to the BJP after which it shaped the federal government in Haryana. The alliance fell aside earlier this month.
Ajay Chautala is Om Prakash Chautala’s son. In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP gained all 10 seats in Haryana.
Last yr, Union Home Minister Amit Shah together with the then Chief Minister M L Khattar and different leaders had visited the Sirsa residence of Ranjit Singh Chautala.
With inputs from PTI
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