Among those present on the occasion were Union Minister Piyush Goyal, party general secretary JP Nadda and its in- charge for Haryana election matters, Kailash Vijayvargiya.
Welcoming Jakhu into the party fold, BJP leaders hoped that his administrative experience would benefit the outfit.
BJP is looking to wrest power in Haryana on its own after its alliance with the Haryana Janhit Party collapsed due to a disagreement over seat-sharing and the chief minister's post.
A number of prominent leaders from both Congress and INLD have joined BJP in the recent past. The party has also fielded another retired IAS officer, Abhay Singh Yadav, as a candidate for the Oct. 15 Assembly polls in Haryana.
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