Former Congress MP Naveen Jindal quits party, joins BJP ahead of LS polls
"I thank the Congress leadership and the then Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh. Today I am resigning from the primary membership of the Congress Party," Jindal said.
Former Congress MP Naveen Jindal on Sunday (March 24) resigned from the primary membership of the party and joined the BJP ahead of the Lok Sabha polls
Industrialist Jindal announced his decision to quit the Congress on X (Twitter).
"I represented Congress Party in Parliament as MP from Kurukshetra for 10 years. I thank the Congress leadership and the then Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh. Today I am resigning from the primary membership of the Congress Party," Jindal wrote on X in Hindi and tagged party president Mallikarjun Kharge.
After joining the saffron party, Jindal praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
"Today is a very important day of my life. I am proud that I joined the BJP today and I will be able to serve the nation under the leadership of PM Modi. I want to contribute to the 'Viksit Bharat' dream of PM Modi," he said.
He joined the BJP in the presence of its general secretary Vinod Tawde, who said Jindal's presence in the party will help the government's agenda of boosting the country's economy and prosperity.
Tawde noted that the Jindal Steel chairperson has a keen interest in sports and education as well.
Jindal represented Kurukshetra constituency in Lok Sabha between 2004-14.