Ex-Congress minister, others join BJP in UP

A former Congress minister and his supporters joined the Bharatiya Janata Party's Uttar Pradesh unit here on Friday.

Welcoming ex-minister Bihari Lal Arya, legislative council ex-member Yuvraj Singh and retired IAS officer Vijay Singh into the party fold, BJP state unit president Keshav Maurya said the party's hold in the Bundelkhand region will be strengthened with their entry.

He accused the Samajwadi Party government in the state of ignoring the drought-affected areas of Bundelkhand.

--IANS

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