Sunil Jakhar was in Delhi for the last few days and was in deliberations with the top brass of the BJP about his association with the party
Sunil Kumar Jakhar joins BJP – News18 File
Sunil Jakhar on Thursday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), days after his unceremonious exit from Congress.
Sources close to News18 said that Jakhar had been in Delhi for the last few days and was in deliberations with the top brass of the BJP.
A three-time MLA and one-time MP, Jakhar, was recently issued a show-cause notice by the Congress leadership over his criticism of former Chief Minister of Punjab Charanjit Singh Channi. Announcing his exit from Congress last week, he said: “It is my parting gift to the party. Good luck and goodbye Congress.”
Jakhar, who also held the post of Punjab Pradesh Congress Chief, was upset with the way he was treated by the Congress high command and also was unhappy over being issued a show-cause notice over alleged anti-party activities.
A report by Hindustan Times mentioned its sources saying that Jakhar is likely to be inducted at the BJP headquarters in Delhi by party’s national president JP Nadda.
There is also a possibility that Jakhar may be nominated to the Rajya Sabha from some other state and may be assigned some responsibilities in Punjab, sources to HT said.
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