After nearly four months of turning rebel against his own party since he was not considered for the top post of Congress chief in Haryana, Congress MLA from Adampur Kuldeep Bishnoi is all set to join Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on August 4. Sources said that Bishnoi will announce his resignation from Haryana Assembly on Wednesday to join the BJP on Thursday. The resignation will necessitate a byelection in Adampur.
Bishnoi, 53, a two-time Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) from Bhiwani and Hisar, and four-time Member of Legislative Assembly from Adampur, is the younger son of former Haryana Chief Minister Bhajan Lal. It is yet not clear if he would join the BJP at Chandigarh or New Delhi. Giving indications about his joining BJP, Bishnoi tweeted Tuesday – “August 4, 2022, 10.10 am”. This tweet was followed by another one in which he wrote – “Don’t be afraid to start over. It is a chance to build something better this time.”
Bishnoi had also cross-voted in the June 10 Rajya Sabha polls from Haryana resulting in Congress nominee Ajay Maken suffering defeat and clearing way for BJP-Jannayak Janta Party(JJP) backed independent candidate Kartikeya Sharma. The next day, he was expelled from all party positions.