Churu MP Rahul Kaswan resigns from BJP, joins Congress
Jaipur: Churu MP Rahul Kaswan on Monday resigned from the BJP and joined the Congress.
He also resigned as a member of the Lok Sabha.
Announcing his decision, Kaswan, who was denied ticket by the BJP for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, also expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party leaders for giving him the opportunity to represent Churu as the MP twice.
“Due to political reasons, at this very moment today, I am resigning from the primary membership of the Bharatiya Janata Party and from the post of Member of Parliament,” Kaswan posted on X.
राम-राम मेरे चूरू लोकसभा परिवार…..
मेरे परिवारजनों! आप सब की भावनाओं के अनुरूप, मैं सार्वजनिक जीवन का एक बड़ा फैसला लेने जा रहा हूँ।
राजनीतिक कारणों के चलते आज इसी समय, मैं भारतीय जनता पार्टी की प्राथमिक सदस्यता एवं संसद सदस्य पद से इस्तीफा दे रहा हूँ।
समस्त भारतीय जनता… pic.twitter.com/Z5gxgu1oGH
— Rahul Kaswan (@RahulKaswanMP) March 11, 2024
“I express my gratitude to BJP national president J P Nadda, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Amit Shah, who gave me the opportunity to serve the Churu Lok Sabha family for 10 years, ” he said.
The BJP had given ticket to paralympic gold medalist Devendra Jhajharia from the Churu Lok Sabha seat in place of two-time MP Kaswan.
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