In a significant political development, leaders from various political backgrounds, led by former Bahujan Samaj Party Member of Parliament Narendra Kumar Singh Kushwaha from Mirzapur and former Rajya Sabha member from Samajwadi Party Banwari Lal, officially joined the Bharatiya Janata Party at the state headquarters in Lucknow on Friday.
They joined the party in the presence of BJP state president Bhupendra Singh Chaudhary and Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak.
New entrants include former MLC Kunwar Virendra Pratap Singh (Jaunpur), Rashtriya Lok Dal state executive president Sardar Manjeet Singh (Pilibhit), former state general secretary of Youth Congress Kunwar Awadhesh Pratap Singh (Sitapur), retired judge Ashok Kumar Singh Kushwaha (Deoria), retired judge Ramesh Chandra Diwakar (Bulandshahr), former district president of Bahujan Samaj Party Mahadin Gautam (Lucknow) and district panchayat raj officer Umashankar Mishra (Siddharthnagar).
Welcoming the new joiners, Bhupendra Singh said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s commitment to inclusive development and the welfare of the poor, women, youth and farmers had attracted people from other parties.
He highlighted the success of BJP government schemes and urged all members to actively participate in achieving the goal of winning 100 per cent seats in the state.
Meanwhile, the deputy chief minister in his address said, “ With an eye on the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the new members should work diligently in disseminating the government’s schemes and the party’s ideology across their respective areas.”
He encouraged them to actively contribute to the BJP’s resolution of securing victory on all 80 seats in the state.