New Delhi/Dehradun, March 21 (IANS) Uttarakhand Congress leader Satpal Maharaj Friday joined the BJP after resigning from the Congress, where, his supporters said, he was feeling "suffocated".
Welcoming him to the Bharatiya Janta Party, its president Rajnath Singh said it will give the party a "big boost".
Satpal Maharaj, who represented Paudhi in the outgoing 15h Lok Sabha, resigned from the Congress earlier Friday.
His supporters told IANS that Satpal Maharaj was "feeling suffocated" in the party.
"I am very happy to join the BJP," Maharaj said.
Maharaj has a massive following in the hill state and elsewhere because of his religious sermons, and was first angry at being sidestepped and Harish Rawat being appointed the chief minister.
He decided to quit after his choice of candidates in the Garhwal region was ignored by the Congress high command.
Chief Minister Harish Rawat had met him recently to pacify him, but with little success.
His wife Amrita Rawat is a Congress legislator. The fate of the Congress government in the hill state is also likely to be affected by Satpal Maharaj's exit as 10 legislators are from his camp, sources said.
Sambhal DM Dr. Rajendra Pensia went to meet Sant Premanand Maharaj at his Shriradha Keli Kunj in
Politics has intensified regarding the continuous action of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi ag
Former Indian team captain MS Dhoni keeps making a lot of headlines inside and outside the field.
There is a contradiction between Rahul's statement on the President's address in the Lok Sabha an
In T20 International cricket, Indian batsmen Tilak Verma and Rinku Singh have made a record that
Special bodyguards accompany on foreign tours to collect excreta of Vladimir Putin: Report
When Russian President Vladimir Putin goes on a foreign tour, he is accompanied by special bodygu
14 swine flu cases detected in Bihar
Patna, Feb 27 (IANS) At least 14 cases of swine flu have b
Delhi is the most unsafe city for women in the country. According to the National Crime Records B
Only 14 contestants remain in the controversial reality show Bigg Boss Season 19. Zeeshan Quadri
WHO warning to the world, said - deadly corona virus is getting 'worse'
Switzerland: Corona virus cases are increasing worldwide. On Monday, the number of infections fro
