New Delhi: BJP has suffered a major setback two days before the Haryana Assembly elections. Senior Haryana BJP leader and former MP Ashok Tanwar joined Congress at Rahul Gandhi's rally in Mahendragarh district on Thursday. As Gandhiji was concluding his speech, an announcement was made from the stage and the audience was asked to wait for a few minutes. Immediately after this, Tanwar came on stage and it was announced that 'today he has returned home.' Tanwar had joined BJP earlier this year.
Left Congress in 2019
Tanwar had left the party in 2019 after differences with senior Congress leader Bhupendra Singh Hooda. He joined the party hours before the campaign for the Haryana Assembly elections to be held on October 5 ended at 6 pm. Tanwar was once considered close to Rahul Gandhi. The return of Dalit community leader Tanwar to Congress is likely to strengthen the party.
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Tanwar has also been in AAP and TMC
Tanwar, former president of the Haryana unit of the Congress, shook hands with Gandhi and greeted Hooda, who welcomed him into the party and patted him on the back. Senior Congress leader KC Venugopal was also present on the stage. Tanwar joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in April 2022. Before joining AAP, he was also in Trinamool Congress for some time.
Congress may get benefit
The return of a Dalit leader to Congress is likely to strengthen the party. Congress is hoping to return to power in the state after a decade. Former Haryana Congress President Tanwar shook hands with Rahul Gandhi. He also congratulated Bhupendra Singh Hooda.
