Former Cabinet Minister of Uttar Pradesh and expelled Bahujan Samaj Party leader Nakul Dubey joined the Congress in the presence of senior leader Rajeev Shukla in Delhi on Thursday.
Dubey later met Congress general secretary and party’s Uttar Pradesh in-charge, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.
Speaking to media persons on Dubey's induction into the Congress, Shukla said, "Former UP cabinet minister Nakul Dubey, who was considered a pillar of Bahujan Samaj Party, has joined the Congress. We believe that his arrival will strengthen the Congress in Uttar Pradesh."
Expressing gratitude to the Congress leadership, Dubey said, "In the coming times, we all will work together to strengthen the party not only in Uttar Pradesh, but in the entire country."
During Mayawati's regime between 2007 and 2012, Nakul Dubey held the responsibility of many important departments as a minister in the BSP government of Uttar Pradesh and was considered as one of the prominent Brahmin faces of the party.
On April 16, BSP president Mayawati had expelled Dubey from the party on charges of indiscipline and indulging in anti-party activities.
An advocate by profession, Nakul Dubey is known for his proximity to BSP general secretary Satish Chandra Mishra.