Video: BJP Leader Heads To Join Congress In 400-Car Convoy, Sirens Blaring
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Baijnath Singh, who holds political clout in Shivpuri, had followed Jyotiraditya Scindia into the BJP during the 2020 Madhya Pradesh rebellion that toppled the Kamal Nath government
A 400-car cavalcade from Madhya Pradesh's Shivpuri to Bhopal - a distance of about 300 km -- marked the return of a BJP leader to the Congress, which he left during the 2020 rebellion led by Jyotiraditya Scindia. ये शिवपुरी जिले के नेता सिंधिया समर्थक बैजनाथ सिंह यादव का काफिला है भोपाल के लिए निकले हैं,कांग्रेस में शामिल होंगे "माननीय" बनना है सो हूटर की हनक और काफिले की चमक दोनों है:) बताते हैं 500 गाड़ियां साथ हैं:) वैसे देश में हूटर के क्या नियम हैं? @DGP_MP@drhiteshbajpaipic.twitter.com/rcB5LF1cRT
Baijnath Singh, who holds political clout in Shivpuri, had followed Mr Scindia into the BJP during the 2020 Madhya Pradesh Congress rebellion that toppled the Kamal Nath government and brought the BJP back to power. Mr Scindia, who led the rebellion, is now Union Civil Aviation minister.
Mr Singh, it is learnt, had been lobbying hard for a BJP ticket in the run-up to the Assembly polls. But with no hope of getting one, he decided to rejoin the Congress, said sources.
The politician was welcomed back into the party fold by senior Congress leaders Kamal Nath and Digvijaya Singh. Along with Baijnath Singh, 15 district-level leaders of the BJP switched to the Congress.