Churu MP Kaswan resigns from BJP, joins Cong ahead of LS polls

New Delhi/Jaipur: Churu MP Rahul Kaswan on Monday resigned from the BJP and joined the Congress. He also resigned as a member of the Lok Sabha. Announcing his decision, Kaswan, who was denied a ticket by the BJP for upcoming LS polls, expressed gratitude to PM Modi and party leaders for giving him opportunity to represent Churu as MP twice.

“Due to political reasons, at this very moment today, I am resigning from the primary membership of the Bharatiya Janata Party and from the post of Member of Parliament,” Kaswan posted on X. “I express my gratitude to BJP national president J P Nadda, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Amit Shah, who gave me the opportunity to serve the Churu Lok Sabha family for 10 years,” he said.