Uma?s brother evades Congress

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Uma Bharti's brother Swamy Prasad Lodhi evaded the Congress for the second time on Sunday by not turning up for his induction into the party.

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Uma Bharti's brother Swamy Prasad Lodhi evaded the Congress for the second time on Sunday by not turning up for his induction into the party.

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Lodhi had met party spokesman Kapil Sibal in New Delhi on Saturday and expressed a desire to join the party. Lodhi is also understood to have asked for the Rajgarh parliamentary seat.

"I met Kapil Sibal yesterday and discussed various issues with him. I am now going to Rajgarh," Lodhi said on Sunday.

Lodhi said he was not angry but disappointed with the BJP. "Former chief minister Digvijay Singh had promised me a ticket from an Assembly seat. However, Uma assured me that she will give me a ticket in the same polls…nothing happened," he said adding, "I have been betrayed."

For the Congress this was an instance of once bitten twice shy.