Aditi Tandon
New Delhi, June 9
The exit of 47-year-old former Union Minister Jitin Prasada from the Congress on Wednesday signals the start of a season of defections in the party, which is reeling under serial electoral setbacks and mounting internal troubles.
Like Prasada, who said today that he was finding it difficult to serve the people through the Congress, several other party leaders are standing on the outbound door, ready to make an exit.
Prominent potential leaders, who are already being expected to follow Jitin, are former Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minster Sachin Pilot, former MP Milind Deora and perhaps some other members of the ‘G-23 grouping which asked Congress President Sonia Gandhi to make changes relevant to the aspirations of the cadres and also to hold elections for the post of party president and down to the booth level.
Congress leader Prasada joined the BJP on Wednesday, in a shot in the arm for the saffron party as it prepares for assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh scheduled for early next year.
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