Lagatar24 Desk
Dehradun, Jan 27: The Bharatiya Janata Party has suffered a big loss ahead of the Uttarakhand Assembly elections, as MLA Dhan Singh Negi has left the party to join the Congress. Negi joined Congress party on Thursday in the presence of Harish Rawat.
Dehradun: BJP MLA from Tehri, Dhan Singh Negi joins Congress party in the presence of Harish Rawat, ahead of #UttarakhandElections2022 pic.twitter.com/OvNPK1WLB3
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) January 27, 2022
Earlier, Kishore Upadhyay, the previous Uttarakhand Congress Chief, has switched sides and joined the BJP.
After being denied a seat in the elections, Negi announced his desire to leave the BJP. Meanwhile, Negi levelled a major charge against the BJP, alleging that the party accepted money from Kishore Upadhyay in exchange for a position in the party.
