President of Jharkhand State Cricket Association (JSCA) Amitabh Chaudhary formally joined the Babulal Marandi-led Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (JVM) on Thursday. His decision to join the party came after his talks with the BJP failed.
Terming his joining as a boost for the party, Babulal Marandi said that it would strengthen it subsequently. “He has been active and popular. His induction would improve the party and make it stronger,” said the first CM of the State.
Chaudhary, a former IPS officer who had resigned about a year ago from the post of Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), has been active in and around Ranchi for quite some time. His intentions to join politics was very clear as besides organising mass meetings he had also called a rally at Vidhan Sabha ground some time ago.
Earlier, his talks with the BJP could not materialise as the saffron party weighted caste equation in Ranchi lok Sabha constituency that went against Chaudhary. The BJP is said to have had offered him the Jamshedpur seat opposite JVM’s sitting MP, Ajoy Kumar, also a former IPS officer.
Nevertheless the JVM, which lacked a strong candidate in the constituency, welcomed the cricket boss. “He possesses a good personality and has good reputation among people. He has given an international cricket stadium to Ranchi and been active among people. He is also a person with determination and the party hopes his political endeavour would also be much intense,” said party’s leader Pradeep Yadav.
