3-time MP Ravi Prakash Verma quits SP, set to join the Congress thehindu.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thehindu.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Ravi Prakash Verma, a four-time MP from the Samajwadi Party (SP), has quit the party and is set to join the Congress ahead of the Madhya Pradesh assembly polls. Verma s move is seen as helping the Congress build support in the terai belt ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha election. The seat-sharing dispute between the Congress and SP has caused tensions between the two opposition allies.
UP: Big Jolt For SP As Former MP And Party Founder Ravi Prakash Verma Will Join Congress On November 6 freepressjournal.in - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from freepressjournal.in Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Ravi Prakash Verma, considered a prominent OBC leader in electoral politics, has been national general secretary of the party. He was elected from Kheri in 1998, 1999 and 2004 Lok Sabha elections and was later elected as the Rajya Sabha member on the party s ticket.