26 Himachal Cong leaders join BJP, CM Thakur says sign of poll win
The Congress members were inducted into the party in the presence of Chief Minister Jairam Thakur in Shimla Monday. The saffron party hailed it as a sign of ‘unity’ and said the BJP was on the road to winning the elections.
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The Congress members were inducted into the party in the presence of Chief Minister Jairam Thakur in Shimla Monday. (Photo: Twitter@BJP4Himachal)Twenty-six members of the Congress, including former state unit office bearers and youth wing leaders, joined the BJP Tuesday, ahead of November 12 Assembly elections in Himachal Pradesh.
Inducting them into the party fold here, Chief Minister Jai Ram Thaklur said their joining was a sign that BJP was on the road to winning the elections.
Those who joined BJP include former state Congress secretaries Dharampal Thakur Khand and Aakash Saini and some members of taxi unions.
The Congress, meanwhile, downplayed the defection saying those who joined the BJP had given up their membership more than a month ago. Some of them had been close to former state Congress working president Harsh Mahajan and following his joining the BJP in September, had decided to follow suit.
HPPC vice-president Naresh Chauhan, said, “There is no loss to the Congress as most of the office bearers had already given up their membership. The others were only associated with the party and did not hold any post. We do not consider this as any loss”.
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