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In a major blow to the Congress ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, Vibhakar Shastri, grandson of India’s former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri, resigned from the party’s primary membership on Wednesday and joined hands with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).Taking to X, Vibhakar Shastri tagged Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and said, “I hereby tender my resignation from the primary membership of Indian National Congress.” After snapping ties with the grand-old party, Vibhakar Shastri joined the BJP in the presence of Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak.After snapping ties with the grand old party, Vibhakar Shastri joined the BJP in the presence of Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak. Speaking to media, Shastri said, "...I think under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, I will be able to serve the country by further strengthening Lal Bahadur Shastri's vision of 'Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan'..."Shastri's resignation comes days after two other Congress stalwarts, Ashok Chavan and Baba Siddique, quit the Maharashtra unit for the party. While Siddique joined Ajit Pawar's faction of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), Chavan went to the BJP's camp.Another Congress veteran, Milind Deora, quit the party last month and joined the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena.

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In a major blow to the Congress ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, Vibhakar Shastri, grandson of India’s ... ...