'Congress blood bank for BJP': How Jitin Prasada switch may impact UP elections

Published on Jun 09, 2021 08:47 pm IST

With Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections approaching quickly, the Indian National Congress party suffered a serious blow on June 9. Jitin Prasada, considered a close confidant of Rahul Gandhi, quit the grand old party and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party. The move comes amid grumblings within the ruling party in UP, with rumours of even Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath facing the axe. Is Prasada, a prominent Brahmin face in UP, part of the BJP's plan to stitch a winning social coalition and retain power?

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