Ex-PM Lal Bahadur Shastri’s grandson resigns from Congress, joins BJP

In a post on X, Shastri said, “Hon’ble Congress President Shri Kharge ji! Respected Sir, I hereby tender my resignation from the primary membership of Indian National Congress, Regards, Vibhakar Shastri.”

Started new inning today by joining Bharatiya Janta Party as a member of @BJP4India ! Will work as a worker of BJP & will work towards strengthening our party & organisation. pic.twitter.com/yak8lmAlj6

— Vibhakar Shastri (@VShastri_) February 14, 2024

Vibhakar Shastri has unsuccessfully contested Lok Sabha polls in the past from Fatehpur Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh.

The Congress has witnessed a series of exits in the last few years with the likes of Ashok Chavan, Milind Deora, Baba Siddiqui, Jyotiraditya Scindia, Jitin Prasad, Priyanka Chaturvedi, Sushmita Dev, R P N Singh and Jaiveer Shergill among others joining other parties.

Pathak told PTI that Vibhakar Shastri joining the BJP is a welcome message for the social workers.

He said as Vibhakar Shastri hails from the former prime minister’s family, it is natural that the party would benefit from the development.

Siddharth Nath Singh, another brother of Shastri, welcomed the decision. Singh is presently a BJP MLA from Allahabad West seat.

Vibhakar Shastri said Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Sabka saath sabka vikas’ slogan, the guiding spirit of the BJP governments at the Centre and in the states, is attracting everybody.