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In a significant political development, several high-profile figures from various political backgrounds and professions have joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections. Notably, former Congress MP from Varanasi, Rajesh Kumar Mishra, joined the BJP in the presence of BJP national general secretary Arun Singh, and party leaders Ravi Shankar Prasad and Anil Baluni. AAP's former Lok Sabha candidate from West Delhi, Balbir Jakhar, also switched allegiances to the BJP. Additionally, former Calcutta High Court judge, Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay, announced his decision to join the BJP in the presence of state party chief Sukanta Majumdar and LoP Suvendu Adhikari, criticizing the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and labeling it as a 'theatre group'. His resignation from the judiciary and subsequent political move have sparked controversy, especially given his remarks against the TMC and his vision to combat corruption through the BJP. Furthermore, leaders from the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), Congress, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), and Samajwadi Party (SP) have also joined the BJP, indicating a broadening support base for the party in various states. In Odisha, former NALCO CMD Tapan Chand joined the BJP in the presence of Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. On the other side, former Union Minister Srikant Jena returned to the Congress fold in the presence of the party's in-charge of Odisha Ajoy Kumar, emphasizing his long-standing affiliation with the party despite receiving offers from other political groups.
STORY | Former Calcutta HC judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay joins BJP READ: https://t.co/ow8zXFg2Tp (PTI Photo) https://t.co/O2DuJhvTqN
#WATCH | After joining the BJP, Abhijit Gangopadhyay - former Calcutta High Court judge - says, "Today's joining is nice. The way they have welcomed me is overwhelming...Everybody knows corruption is to be fought." On Sandeshkhali, he says, "It is a very bad incident. The state… https://t.co/U17FgNDblL https://t.co/lNvTkAOZ9B
#WATCH | Kolkata, West Bengal | Former Calcutta High Court judge Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay joins the BJP in the presence of state party chief Sukanta Majumdar, LoP Suvendu Adhikari and others. https://t.co/hOPGX9p33j
Former Calcutta High Court judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay joins BJP
VIDEO | Former Calcutta High Court judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay joins BJP. https://t.co/PyaM5WPIxe
#WATCH | Odisha: Former NALCO CMD Tapan Chand joins BJP in party office in Bhubaneswar. https://t.co/8dXd9RMPsz
Former Trinamool Leader Tapas Roy Joins BJP https://t.co/XyxoQCNt2J https://t.co/Fm2nPwB1Vy
#Exclusive | "My resignation result of Trinamool's insult": Ex high court judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay to NDTV's Marya Shakil (@maryashakil) https://t.co/67iU596Ale
Ex-Calcutta High Court Judge Tells NDTV Why He Quit, Will Join BJP https://t.co/EQ20MblTiA https://t.co/JgogzO6UYZ
VIDEO | Here's what former Union Minister Srikant Jena said after he returned to the Congress fold. "It is a pleasure for me to join the party, though, I have been a Congressman right from the beginning and since my student days. There was some misunderstanding between me and… https://t.co/zkB3VZcCMJ
#WATCH | Arvind Ladani says, "...Yes, I will join the BJP when the time comes...I have not been given any commitment (by the BJP), I didn't ask for one from them..." https://t.co/eYsfJa84RS https://t.co/wlrpjk98OD
#WATCH | Srikant Jena says, "I was a Congress person right from my students days. Even when I was not in Congress, I was working for the Congress from outside. I had many offers from different parties...I thought this was the right forum. We have to use the Congress party's forum… https://t.co/QA5Vzbd6p5 https://t.co/zIuQpFk9TR
VIDEO | Here’s what TMC MP Shantanu Sen said on former TMC leader Tapas Roy joining BJP earlier today. “TMC gave him all the posts possible, and he backstabbed the party. He has no ideology or principle. He ran away in fear of ED raid, or they must have offered him something… https://t.co/oVD9hQ46EP
#WATCH | Former Union Minister Srikant Jena returns to the Congress party in the presence of party's in-charge of Odisha Ajoy Kumar. https://t.co/O6n4cLhOlV
#NewsAlert | Former Trinamool leader Tapas Roy joins BJP in West Bengal - reports news agency ANI
VIDEO | Here's what former Union Minister Srikant Jena said aftet he returned to the Congress fold. "It is a pleasure for me to join the party, though, I have been a Congressman right from the beginning and since my student days. There was some misunderstanding between me and… https://t.co/5FAKrEttzT
LIVE: Eminent personality from Odisha join the INC at AICC HQ, New Delhi. https://t.co/zrPqHVIXES
VIDEO | Several leaders from Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), Samajwadi Party (SP) join BJP in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, ahead of forthcoming Lok Sabha election. #LSPolls2024WithPTI #LokSabhaElections2024 (Full video available on PTI Videos - https://t.co/n147TvqRQz) https://t.co/0MzTGMoolQ
#WATCH | Bhubaneswar, Odisha: Several BJD and Congress leaders join BJP in the presence of Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. https://t.co/TEpQyTAsg8
Senior Congress leader Rajesh Mishra joined the BJP in the presence of national general secretary Arun Singh and Ravi Shankar Prasad in New Delhi. https://t.co/fOSLgosKnr
From Courts To Votes: Abhijit Gangopadhyay And His Many Controversies https://t.co/vhgLXTvZSe https://t.co/BgEtGrYjUh
STORY | BJP only means to fight 'corrupt, goon-infested TMC': Abhijit Gangopadhyay after quitting as judge READ: https://t.co/3wXsNR5Ddk https://t.co/SfvF41surx
AAP's Former Lok Sabha Candidate From West Delhi Balbir Jakhar Joins BJP https://t.co/CaHPMM2tsc https://t.co/upnOl1XLEO
VIDEO | "I don't consider TMC as a (political) party rather it is a theatre group," says Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay, who resigned as a judge of Calcutta High Court earlier today, during a press conference in #Kolkata. (Full video available on PTI Videos -… https://t.co/F3MoHWczJ3
#WATCH | Kolkata, West Bengal | Former Calcutta High Court judge Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay says, "Maybe on 7th (March) in the afternoon. There is a tentative program, when I will join BJP." https://t.co/IoMosl7PVJ
#WATCH | Kolkata, West Bengal | Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay says, "Maybe on 7th (March) in the afternoon. There is a tentative program, when I will join BJP." https://t.co/n4zJKUnrrM
#WATCH | Delhi: Former Congress MP from Varanasi Rajesh Kumar Mishra joined BJP at the party headquarters, in the presence of BJP national general secretary Arun Singh, and party leaders Ravi Shankar Prasad and Anil Baluni. https://t.co/bYg15m69Kc