After Congress leader Jitin Prasada joined BJP, former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat on Wednesday termed it as a 'big slap on their face' and expressed shock at how the former union minister called the Congress "family" a regional party.
Congress Rajya Sabha MP Pradip Bhattacharya on Wednesday termed former party colleague Jitin Prasada s decision to join the BJP as a "big mistake" and said the former union minister will regret it.
In his first interview after he joined the BJP, Jitin Prasada said the Congress has become distant and directionless. Jitin Prasada also added that his decision was not taken all of a sudden.
Rebel Congress MLA Aditi Singh on Wednesday described former Union Minister Jitin Prasada's exit from the party as a "great loss" for Congress and said his future is now secure in the BJP.