Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Asim Arun, who had quit the Indian Police Service (IPS) and joined the BJP, won from Uttar Pradesh s Kannauj assembly constituency on Thursday, according to official results. India News | Ex-top Cop and BJP Candidate Asim Arun Wins from Kannauj.
Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Sunday targeted the Samajwadi Party, saying that people indulging in riots go to Akhilesh Yadav's party, while those who catch the rioters join the BJP.
Asim Arun in a Facebook post had thanked Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for considering him for the membership of the BJP and also wrote that he would try to realise Prime Minister Narendra Modi's efforts to incorporate people from different fields in the party.