Dehradun Jan 27 PTI In a setback to the Congress former state Congress president Kishore Upadhyay on Thursday joined the BJP days ahead of the February 14 Assembly polls in Uttarakhand Union Minister and the partys election in-charge for Uttarakhand Pralhad Joshi and Union Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt welcomed Upadhyay into the BJP fold It is speculated that the BJP might field him from Tehri constituency Upadhyay had won the Tehri seat in 2002 and 2007 However in the 2012 polls he lost to independent candidate Dinesh Dhanai by 377 votes In 2017 he had contested from Sahaspur in Dehradun instead of Tehri and was defeated by BJPs Sahdev Singh Pundir Earlier the Congress had expelled him from the party for six years for anti-party activities Upadhyay was also the minister of state for industries in the first elected government of Uttarakhand led by chief minister late Narayan Dutt Tiwari He served as the chief of Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee from 2014 to 2017 Upadhyay had long been accusing the Congress of neglecting him despite being a senior leader and his defection to the BJP is being seen in this context PTI ALM CJ CJ
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], January 27 (ANI): Hours after expelled Congress leader Kishore Upadhyay joined Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday, senior Congress leader and former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat said that he is sad to witness the former's downfall.
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], January 27 (ANI): Ahead of Uttarakhand Assembly polls, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA from Tehri, Dhan Singh Negi, on Thursday joined Congress.
Dehradun Jan 27 PTI Former Uttarakhand Congress president Kishore Upadhyay on Thursday joined the BJP ahead of the state assembly pollsKishorejoined the BJP in the presence of Union minister and the partys election in-charge for Uttarakhand Pralhad Joshi and other senior leadersAccording to media reports the BJP which has not yet announced its candidate for Tehri may field Upadhyay from thereUpadhyay had won the Tehri seat in 2002 and 2007 pollsThe Congress has expelled Upadhyay from the party for six years for anti-party activities PTI ALM SRY
New Delhi [India], January 27 (ANI): Hours after Congress expelled its Uttrakhand party chief Kishore Upadhyay for "anti-party activities," it's Rajasthan in-charge Devender Yadav said that there never was and there never will be any place for those who do not respect the basic integrity and value system of the Congress.
Dehradun Jan 27 PTI Former Uttarakhand Congress president Kishore Upadhyay has been expelled from the party for six years for anti-party activities amid speculation that he might join the BJP Upadhyay was earlier removed from all party positions as a disciplinary action after he met BJP leaders here including the partys election in-charge for Uttarakhand Pralhad JoshiSpeculation is rife that Upadhyay may join the BJP on Thursday and the saffron party is preparing to field him from the Tehri Assembly seat which he had won in 2002 and 2007 Assembly polls in Uttarakhand will be held on February 14PTI ALM DV DV
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], January 27 (ANI): Ahead of the Uttarakhand assembly polls, expelled Congress leader Kishore Upadhyay on Thursday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], January 4 (ANI): Rift in Uttarakhand Congress does not seem to end as party's former state president Kishore Upadhyay has started meeting Bharatiya Janata Party leaders ahead of assembly polls as he is upset the attitude of Harish Rawat towards him, said a source.
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