Major setback to Farooq Abdullah-led National Conference as key leaders to join BJP
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Jammu, Jan 29: In a major blow to the Farooq Abdullah-led party, several prominent leaders National Conference including its Kathua district president, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday. Many supporters and district office bearers also made the switch from the National Conference to the BJP.
This came a day after JDU chief Nitish Kumar left the INDIA alliance and joined NDA government on Sunday
They officially joined the BJP at the party's headquarters in Jammu, where they were warmly received by Ravinder Raina, the party's Jammu and Kashmir unit chief, along with other leaders.
Calling it a ‘Big Jolt to National Conference in Jammu region’, the official page of ‘BJP Jammu & Kashmir’ on the social media account ‘X’ (formerly known as Twitter) shared details of this major change. The leaders who have joined BJP include the NC President of Kathua District Sanjeev Khajuria and other office bearers.
Big jolt to National Conference in Jammu region, top leaders join BJP
— BJP Jammu & Kashmir (@BJP4JnK) January 28, 2024
Big jolt to National Conference in Jammu region as the top leaders of NC led by Sh. Sanjeev Khajuria alias Romi Khajuria, senior leader & District President Kathua (Rural) of National Conference who has… pic.twitter.com/QHxpZkZNmV
Sanjeev Khajuria, also known as Romi Khajuria, a senior leader and District President of Kathua (Rural) of the National Conference, has been associated with the party for the past 35 years. He, along with his district and Mandal office bearers, as well as hundreds of supporters, joined the BJP.
During the programme, Raina highlighted the BJP's commitment to the welfare of the people, irrespective of region or religion. He said that BJP has worked for the welfare of people irrespective of region and religion.
Senior BJP leader Devinder Singh Rana highlighted the BJP's inclusive approach, saying every new entrant is welcomed into its fold with love and camaraderie.
In another news, Nitish Kumar, who resigned as Bihar CM for the JD(U)-Congress Alliance, was given the charge of the Deputy CM of Bihar by the Governor yesterday, January 29. He then, for the ninth time, took oath as the Chief Minister of Bihar, for the BJP government later in the evening.