The spree of BRS MPs jumping ship continues with the latest being Zaheerabad MP B.B. Patil, a two-time parliamentarian, who joined the BJP at the party headquarters in New Delhi in the presence of Union Minister for IT & Electronics Rajeev Chandrasekhar, general secretary Tarun Chugh, and Rajya Sabha MP K. Laxman on Friday.
Mr. Laxman, who had let the cat out of the bag a few days ago about BRS MPs wanting to join the saffron party, welcomed him into the party and pointed out that the BRS is breaking up faster than one expected.
Mr. Patil’s entry will strengthen the party in TS and ensure Prime Minister Narendra Modi gets a third term, he said, and asserted that the BJP is well on its way to win as many as 10 seats in the forthcoming LS elections. “More leaders are likely to join in the coming days and we welcome them,” he said.
