Former IAS officer Ganesh Shankar Mishra on Thursday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Mishra was inducted into the BJP at a simple function held in New Delhi in the presence of BJP National President J.P. Nadda.
Nadda welcomed him to the BJP by presenting him a party scarf.
Chhattisgarh BJP chief Vishnu Deo Sai and MPs Arun Sao and Santosh Pandey were present on the occasion.
A 1994 batch IAS officer of Chhattisgarh cadre, Mishra had served in posts before retiring from the service as the Principal Secretary in the state government.