New Delhi: After quitting the BJP on Saturday, former Rajasthan BJP MLA Manvendra Singh, son of former Union minister Jaswant Singh, joined the Congress on Wednesday. The move was scheduled ahead of assembly elections in the state.
At the press conference during which he quit the BJP, Singh said he was yet to take a decision on whether to join the Congress or not. “I would like to thank my supporters. I will do whatever they ask me to do. Their decision is my decision but I will ask everyone,” he told news agency ANI.
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Singh met Congress president Rahul Gandhi before joining the party in the presence of leaders including Ashok Gehlot, Sachin Pilot, Avinash Pande and Randeep Surjewala.
The Congress announced the move at a press conference.
Congress leaders believe his joining the party will help bring in Rajput votes in the assembly polls.
(With PTI inputs)