Denied ticket by BJP, Udit Raj joins Congress in presence of Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi: Former BJP MP Udit Raj joins Congress in the presence of party's President Rahul Gandhi, in New Delhi on April 24, 2019. (Photo: IANS)
New Delhi: Former BJP MP Udit Raj joins Congress in the presence of party's President Rahul Gandhi, in New Delhi on April 24, 2019. (Photo: IANS)
New Delhi: Disgruntled BJP MP Udit Raj, who was denied a ticket for the Lok Sabha Elections 2019 by the party, on Wednesday joined Congress party in presence of Congress President Rahul Gandhi.
Udit Raj, a Lok Sabha member from North West Delhi, switched over to the Congress within a day after the BJP fielded singer Hans Raj Hans in the reserved seat.
“Congress President Rahul Gandhi welcomes Udit Raj into the Congress party,” the Congress tweeted.
After joining the Congress, Udit Raj took to Twitter and said: “Today I joined the Congress. Thank you Congress President Rahul Gandhi.”
Earlier in the day, in a series of tweets, he said: “It was nice to speak to senior BJP leader Kalraj Mishra. He was saddened over denial of ticket to me.”
Udit Raj said that if only he had been informed about the denial of ticket, then he would not have felt so bad.
“Why the party declared the name on the last day of the nomination?” he asked.
Published on: April 24, 2019 at 12:31 IST
With Inputs From IANS
