Jamshedpur, August 10: Senior JMM leader and ex-Minister Simon Marandi, JVM Leader Dulal Bhuiyan, JD(U) MLA and ex-Minister Gopal Krishna Patar alias Raja Patar and the Deputy Mayor of Ranchi and senior JVM leader Ajay Nath Sahdeo joined the BJP at party state HQ in Ranchi on Sunday.
On the other hand former BJP MLA Gulshan Lal Aajmani returned back to the saffron party. All the leaders were very important in their own parties and the JD(U ) and the JVM are the most severely hit by the recent trend of exodus to the BJP from other parties in the state.
The event organized at BJP head quarters in Ranchi saw JMM, JVM (P), JD-U, AJSU along with other political parties of the state joined the saffron party along with their hundreds of supporters. The leaders were welcomed by senior BJP leaders with open hands.
Chief Guest for the function was former CM Arjun Munda who while addressing the gathering and workers who joined the party said that with landslide victory in Lok Sabha election BJP has emerged one of the biggest parties and has attracted other political party leaders which has been made possible only by hard work of hundreds of activists who have worked with full sincerity.
Welcoming the leaders and activists Munda said that BJP family has grown which is because of the people�s trust and confidence. “BJP is a party of ethics. As people have given clear mandate to the BJP in Delhi, we hope people of Jharkhand will give similar mandate to the party in the state”, added Munda.
Former Minister and JVM leader Dulal Bhuiyan was personally welcomed by Arjun Munda, CP Singh were Bhuiyan said that development of Jharkhand is possible only with BJP in power. “We have full faith in the leadership of the BJP,” Bhuyan said.
JMM MLA from Littipara and former Minister Simon Marandi said that due to the wrong thinking of the local parties Jharkhand has still not made any progress in the last 14 years. People have shown their confidence in BJP and the development of the state is possible only if BJP comes into majority.
Deputy Mayor of Ranchi and senior JVM leader Ajay Nath Sahdeo who joined the party said that there is no other option left in Jharkhand apart from choosing BJP. The upcoming election will decide the future of Jharkhand and voters are with BJP.
Other leaders who joined the saffron party on the occasion were from JBM (P) Colonel Sanjay Kumar Singh, Ramnarayan Sharma from East Singhbhum, Mahavir Prasad, former AJSU spokesperson Dr. Anil Kumar Singh and others.
On the occasion Ranchi MLA CP Singh, Ganesh Mishra, Gama Singh, Satyanarayan Singh, Jailendra Kumar, Pradeep nSinha, Prem Mittal, Madhuram Sahu and others were present.