Ex-Congress leader Jitin Prasada - the BJP's newest recruit - told NDTV Thursday his decision to switch sides had nothing to do with Rahul Gandhi or the leadership crisis plaguing his former party, and he had made no deal with Amit Shah or JP Nadda
Bharatiya Janata Party leader Anil Baluni has said that a senior Congress leader will join the saffron party today. Sources told India TV that the leader had served as a minister in the Manmohan Singh-led UPA government.
India News: The Congress on Wednesday lost yet another prominent leader to the BJP as former Union minister Jitin Prasada quit the party to join the saffron camp.
Jitin Prasada Dumps Congress for BJP Ahead of 2022 Uttar Pradesh Election
Former Union Minister Jitin Prasada, who was formerly close to Rahul Gandhi, defected to the BJP today, dealing a crushing blow to Congress ahead of the Uttar Pradesh poll next year.
New Delhi:
Former Union Minister Jitin Prasada, who was formerly close to Rahul Gandhi, defected to the BJP today, dealing a crushing blow to Congress ahead of the Uttar Pradesh poll next year.
The Congress main Brahmin face in UP, the 47-year-old lawmaker, is departing at a time when the opposition party is meeting in Delhi to try to resolve a rift in Punjab, another state with elections in 2022.