PATNA: Rebel BJP MP from Patna Sahib
Shatrughan Sinha
will join Congress by the end of this week. “He (Shatrughan) will join (Congress) either on March 28 or 29 in New Delhi,”
Bihar Congress campaign committee chairman and Rajya Sabha member
Akhilesh Prasad Singh
told reporters at Patna airport on Monday.
Complete coverage: Lok Sabha electionsThere had been rumours for the past couple of weeks that Shatrughan may join Congress. Annoyed with Shatrughan for his constant criticism of PM Modi and his government,
BJP denied him a ticket and, instead, fielded Union minister
Ravi Shankar Prasad from Patna Sahib . Both
Ravi Shankar and Shatrughan Sinha are from the Kayastha caste. Patna Sahib has a significant number of forward caste votes.
Sinha indicated his inclination towards Congress on Sunday when he tweeted “Time has come for Congress Yukt Bharat”.
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