The Bharatiya Janata Party got a shot in its arm on Monday as former MP of BSP RK Patel and sitting SP legislator Kuldeep Sengar joined the party reposing faith in the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
State BJP president Keshav Prasad Maurya who propvided them the membership forms said that these leaders have their ears to the ground and can hear the rumbling.
“In the last few months, over two dozen sitting legislators and as many former law makers and senior leaders from other parties have joined the BJP. They know that only the BJP can bring about change in the state and therefore have decided to be part of this winning combine,” Maurya said in a statement issued in lucknow.
Besides, District Congress president of Kanpur Abhijeet Singh Saangha and senior BSP leader from Rampur Sunil Singh Patel also joined the BJP. Many members of BSP Bhaichara Committee including Punam Shukla and Asha Singh too joined the party.