Former PM Lal Bahadur Shastri’s grandson quits Congress to join BJP

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Updated At : 08:08 PM Feb 14, 2024 IST

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New Delhi, February 14

Vibhakar Shastri, grandson of former PM Lal Bahadur Shastri, joined the BJP on Wednesday in the presence of Uttar Pradesh Deputy CM Brajesh Pathak.

In a post on X, Shastri tagged Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge as he tendered his resignation.

‘Hon’ble Congress President Shri @kharge ji! Respected Sir, I hereby tender my resignation from the primary membership of Indian National Congress (@INCIndia) Regards Vibhakar Shastri’, the post by Shastri read.

The resignation comes close on the heel of stalwarts like Ashok Chavan and Baba Siddique quitting the grand old party.

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