Satpal Maharaj quits Congress

Senior Congress leader from Uttarakhand, Satpal Maharaj, quit the party on Friday, with less than a month to go for the general elections.

Maharaj, who represents the Pauri Garhwal constituency in the Lok Sabha, had last week announced that he will not contest the Lok Sabha polls. He cited the neglect of party workers as the reason behind his decision to quit the Congress.

Earlier, former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Jagdambika Pal had quit the Congress to join the BJP on Wednesday.