A former Bahujan Samaj Party MLA, Congress office bearers and Janta Chhattisgarh Congress (J) members on Tuesday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the state.
The leaders include Kamda Jolhe (former BSP MLA of Sarangarh), Lakhan Srivastava (former JCC-J candidate from Manendragarh), BJP rebels Vijay Agarwal and Sampat Agarwal as well as Balod District Congress President Abhishek Shukla along with their supporters.
State BJP President Arun Sao said the countdown has now begun for the Congress in the state.