126,000 people joined BJP in MP on Sat; 258,000 in 3 months: Mishra | Lok Sabha Elections News

“Over 1.26 lakh people including members of Congress, social organisations and others joined the BJP today,” he said. Notably, the saffron party celebrated its foundation day on Saturday. “More than 90 percent of those who have joined the BJP are from Congress, and the rest are from social organisations, retired employees and officials, and people from different walks of life,” said Mishra who heads the BJP team responsible for new entrants.

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They were influenced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s personality, leadership, the development works carried out by his government and nationalism, he said.

Earlier in the day, three-time former Congress MLA from Ghatiya (Ujjain district) Ramlal Malviya along with several Congress office-bearers joined the BJP in the presence of Madhya Pradesh chief minister Mohan Yadav and state BJP chief V D Sharma at the party headquarters here.

 

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