New Delhi: Ahead of the assembly polls in Rajasthan, former Union minister Jaswant Singh’s son and BJP MLA Manvendra Singh said that he has quit the party on Saturday.
He announced the decision at a press conference after addressing a rally at Pachpadra in his Barmer constituency.
He 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.
At the rally, he indicated that joining the Bharatiya Janata Party was a “big mistake”.
“Kamal ka phool, badi bhool,” he said.
When contacted by PTI after the public meeting, dubbed ‘swabhiman‘ or self-respect rally, he said, “I am no longer in the BJP.”
Earlier, the MLA referred to the denial of a party ticket to his father Jaswant Singh in the 2014 Lok Sabha election.
The Rajasthan assembly elections are scheduled for later this year.
(With PTI inputs)