Ahead of LS polls former BSP, SP leaders
join BJP
Three former leaders of the BSP and SP on
Monday joined the BJP ahead of the Lok Sabha
polls, Uttar Pradesh BJP president Lakshmikant
Bajpai said on Monday.
Former Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MP Rajesh
Verma, who was a member of the 14th Lok
Sabha, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
on Monday.
Former Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Kaushal
Kishore, who later joined the Rashtravadi
Communist Party, also joined the BJP.
Kishore is a prominent Dalit leader in Uttar
Pradesh, and is expected to attract Dalit votes.
Dharmendra Singh, grandson of socialist leader
Raj Narain, was the third leader to join the BJP
on Monday. Singh holds an MBA degree and was
working in the insurance sector.
In 1977, Raj Narain defeated then prime minister
Indira Gandhi from Rae Bareli as a Janata Party
candidate.
"These three leaders will improve our prospects
in Uttar Pradesh," Bajpai said.
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