Former PM Lal Bahadur Shastri grandson Vibhakar Shastri resigns from Congress, joins BJP ahead of Lok Sabha polls

Lok Sabha polls : As Lok Sabha Elections 2024 encompassing both the general elections to elect members of the 18th Lok Sabha and assembly elections is all set to take place in April-May this year,  the grandson of former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri, Vibhakar Shastri resigned from the Congress party's primary membership and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday. 

After joining the saffron party, Vibhakar thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi, UP CM Yogi Adityanath and other leaders of the party for providing him a chance to connect with Lal Bahadur Shastri's vision of 'Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan'.

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"I think under the leadership of PM Narendra Modi, I will be able to serve the country by further strengthening Lal Bahadur Shastri's vision of 'Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan'," he said.

"We also want that under the leadership of PM Modi, we become a developed nation, and the largest economy of the world," he added.

Vibhakar Shastri had fought and lost from the Fatehpur constituency in Uttar Pradesh during the 2009 Lok Sabha elections on a Congress ticket.

Vibhakar Shastri has been involved in various initiatives to commemorate and uphold the legacy of Lal Bahadur Shastri. He has also been active in social and political spheres, working to promote values and principles associated with his grandfather's ideals.

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Earlier, former Congress leader Ashok Chavan resigned from the grand old party on Monday and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday, asserting to work for the "constructive development of Maharashtra".

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