Shatrughan Sinha meets Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi, Mar 28 Ending speculation over his decision to join the Congress, Lok Sabha MP and rebel BJP leader Shatrughan Sinha on Thursday met Congress President Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi.

Talking to reporters after his meeting at Gandhi's home, Sinha said that he will before long join the Congress.

"Joining will happen soon, we will give you a positive news during Navaratri. I will join Congress now," news organization ANI cited Sinha as saying.

Bihar Congress election campaign committee chairman Akhilesh Prasad Singh on Wednesday said that Shatrughan Sinha would join the party "in New Delhi on March 28 at 11.30 am". He had also said that the Congress will field Sinha from Patna Sahib in Lok Sabha poll.

Sinha had as of late commended Rahul Gandhi for promising to actualize a base pay ensure conspire for poor people if the Congress wins the Lok Sabha poll. Calling Gandhi a “master of situation”, Sinha said that the narrative for Lok Sabha election has been set by the Congress president.

It is to be noticed that Shatrughan Sinha is a two-time sitting BJP Member of Parliament from Patna Sahib Lok Sabha seat and has been a vocal critic of Prime Minister Narendra Modi since he became the PM in 2014. The BJP has observed Sinha's defiant conduct and this is the fundamental motivation behind why the party has denied him ticket this time. The BJP has fielded Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad as the party's candidate from Patna Sahib constituency.

In Bihar, the BJP has gone into an alliance with the Janata Dal-United and the Lok Janshakti Party for Lok Sabha poll. Then again, the Congress is challenging the Lok Sabha poll in alliance with the RJD, Rashtriya Lok Samta Party (RLSP) on five seats, Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) and Vikasheel Insaan Party (VIP).

Sources said that the RJD was also willing to give ticket to Sinha from Patna Sahib constituency but the seat has dependably been given to the Congress whenver it contested the poll in allinace with the RJD. Besides, the Congress is cheerful that Sinha's entrance into the party will boost their chances in the state because he enjoys good support of voters in the state. It is possible that the Congress will make Sinha its star campaigner for Lok Sabha poll.



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