NEW DELHI: (PTI) A day after announcing his resignation from the Congress, Jyotiraditya Scindia joined the BJP on Wednesday in presence of the ruling party’s president JP Nadda.
Addressing a press conference at the BJP headquarters after being inducted into the party by its president JP Nadda, Scindia hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s leadership and said the country’s future is secure in his hands.
Talking about his decades-old association with the Congress, Scindia said he was hurt and distressed as he was not being able to serve the people in that party. He criticised the Congress saying that the party is not the same as it used to be and is far removed from reality.
Attacking the Congress government in Madhya Pradesh, he said the dream which he along with his former colleagues saw for Madhya Pradesh has been shattered in 18 months.
“I would like to thank BJP chief Nadda, Prime Minister Modi and home minister Amit Shah for inviting me into the BJP family,” he said, adding that they had given him a platform to serve the people.
According to sources, the BJP is likely to name him as one of its candidates for the Rajya Sabha polls in Madhya Pradesh and is also confident of forming the government in the state with his help as 22 MLAs including Scindia’s supporters have resigned from the state assembly reducing the Kamal Nath government to a minority.
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