Expelled Ex-Uttarakhand Congress Chief Kishore Upadhayay Joins BJP
Mumbai: Former Congress chief of Uttarakhand Kishore Upadhayay, who was expelled from the party for six years, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday.
He reached the BJP office in Dehradun this morning. Before joining the party, he told news agency ANI, “Kishor will now do something new. It’s time to speak.”
After joining BJP, Upadhyay told the media, “I think the development of Uttarakhand is possible only under the leadership of PM Narendra Modi and I want to work towards making Uttarakhand a better state.”
He further said, “I am impressed by the work of RSS and BJP in Tehri and Uttarkashi. I am grateful to Prahlad Joshi for giving me a chance to be a part of BJP.”
According to the newly appointed BJP leader, the reason for his expulsion from Congress was a picture of him with BJP leaders which went viral.
On Wednesday, former Congress party president Kishor Upadhyay for “anti-party activities” in Uttarakhand. He was removed from the primary membership of the party for six years.
In a letter dated January 26, the All India Congress Committee (AICC) said: “Since you had been indulging in anti-party activities despite several warnings, so you are hereby expelled from the primary membership of Congress party for six years with immediate effect.”
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