Miffed at being ignored by the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), Bijnor MP Malook Nagar joined the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) on Thursday. An influential Gurjar leader and businessman in western Uttar Pradesh, Mr. Nagar was the richest MP from the State in 2019. In 2020, his residence and the offices of his real estate and dairy businesses were raided by the Income Tax Department.
Last month, the RLD had joined the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). Party chief Chaudhary Jayant Singh called Mr. Nagar, who headed the party’s youth wing till 2005, a grassroots leader and said his presence will help secure the interests of farmers and strengthen the NDA’s campaign in Western Uttar Pradesh.
Mr. Singh said that though Mr. Nagar could not be fielded from Bijnor, he has shown a big heart and has joined the RLD with his family.
