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BJP National President JP Nadda greets Jitin Prasada on Wednesday. | PTI
Two Congress veterans on Thursday once again pointed towards the need to revamp the party as it grappled with the exit of another leader. While M Veerappa Moily said the Congress needs to undergo a “major surgery”, Kapil Sibal urged the party’s top brass to listen to the voices of dissent.
Congress leader and former Union minister Jitin Prasada on Wednesday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in New Delhi, ahead of the Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh next year. Prasada, who was once considered a close aide to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, was part of a group of 23 dissenting leaders who had questioned the Congress’ functioning in a letter to party chief Sonia Gandhi last year. He had later dismissed allegations that the intention of the letter was to target the top leadership. Moily and Sibal are also part of the “G-23” leaders who sought reforms.
Congress leader Jitin Prasada joins BJP ahead of UP Assembly polls
Congress leader Jitin Prasada on Wednesday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in Delhi. The former MP from Uttar Pradesh met with Union Ministers Piyush Goyal and Amit Shah before making his way to the BJP headquarters. The move gains additional significance, coming mere months before the UP Assembly polls.
Considered a core member of the Congress Uttar Pradesh team, his defection is also being viewed by many as a major blow to jolt to Priyanka and Rahul Gandhi and the party as a whole. Many speculate that it could help the BJP gain an edge in the upcoming polls as Prasada is a known Brahmin face.