Congress leader and former union minister in the Manmohan Singh cabinet, Krishna Tirath joined BJP on Monday, leaving Congress stunned.
One of the Congress’ most prominent faces in the national capital, Ms Tirath, 59, said after her meeting with Mr Shah,
“This is about ideology. I want to serve people and I have come here with that mindset and that ideology only,” Krishna Tirath said.
BJP president Amit Shah welcomed her into the party.
Furious Congress leader and in-charge of Delhi, Ajay Maken said, “It shows the desperation of the BJP, they have to import leaders from other parties because they have no faith in their own leaders.”
After ex-IPS officer Kiran Bedi and former Aam Aadmi Party leader Shazia Ilmi, this the the third big inclusion in the saffron brigade in the run-up to the Delhi elections.
(Additional Input & Image from NDTV)
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