New delhi: Congress leader and sitting MLA in Uttarakhand, Rajendra Bhandari, resigned from the party earlier on Sunday. Hours after the resignation, he joined the BJP ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.
The 60-year-old leader from the Badrinath assembly joined the BJP in the presence of Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami and Union Minister Piyush Goyal in New Delhi.
Welcoming Bhandari to the party, Goyal said, “He has worked in the service of the people of Badrinath… The way PM Modi has worked across the country to eliminate corruption, protect the heritage and develop the nation has inspired Rajendra Bhandari to join the BJP. I hope he will continue to work with the same determination and with a sense of service.”
Chief Minister Dhami said Bhandari joined the BJP because of the developmental work that the party has done.
“BJP was already in the position to win all five Lok Sabha seats of Uttarakhand but his addition to our family will add a positive energy. We welcome him to the world’s largest political party,” Dhami said.
Bhandari did not elaborate on the reasons for leaving the party in his one-sentence resignation letter.
