With the schedule out for Lok Sabha Elections 2024, former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Kamal Nath’s close associate joined the ruling BJP on Monday, reported news agency PTI.
Apart from this, the Bahujan Samaj Party’s state in-charge also joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Former Congress spokesperson Syed Zafar joined the BJP in Bhopal in the presence of Chief Minister Mohan Yadav and the party’s state head VD Sharma.
Zafar was considered a close associate of Congress veteran and former chief minister Kamal Nath. According to his X profile, he was currently holding the post of MP Congress general secretary.
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Meanwhile, state Congress media department chairman K K Mishra said Zafar was not holding any post in the party at present.
In early March, speculations gained momentum that Nath might switch over to the BJP, however, he later refuted such reports, referring to them as the ‘creation of media’.
Others who joined BJP include MP Congress general secretary Maneesha Dubey and BSP’s state in-charge Ramsakha Verma, informed BJP’s spokesperson.
Also, former Union minister Suresh Pachouri, former MP from Dhar Lok Sabha seat Gajendra Singh Rajukhedi, and several other Congress leaders joined the BJP in March.
With agency inputs.
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Published: 18 Mar 2024, 04:19 PM IST