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The Hindu Bureau

Kuldeep Bishnoi, his wife Renuka join BJP; he says Congress in “self-destruct mode”

Former Haryana Congress leader Kuldeep Bishnoi and his wife, Renuka Bishnoi joined the BJP, at the party’s national headquarters in Delhi on August 4 after having quit as MLA in the Haryana Assembly the previous day in a move that has long been anticipated.

Mr. Bishnoi joined the BJP in the presence of Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and BJP general secretary Arun Singh. An MLA for four terms and an MP for two terms, Mr. Bishnoi lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the “best” Indian Prime Minister and praised Mr. Khattar for keeping a “spotless” reputation despite being Chief Minister for over eight years.

The move by Mr. Bishnoi of joining the BJP was anticipated after he was expelled by the Congress for voting for the BJP in the recent Rajya Sabha polls. Ms. Renuka Bishnoi, who joined the BJP along with her husband, is also a former MLA.

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