“I represented the Congress Party in Parliament as MP from Kurukshetra for 10 years. I thank the Congress leadership and the then Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh Ji. Today I am resigning from the primary membership of the Congress Party,” Jindal posted on X
Chairman of Jindal Steel and Power joined the BJP in the presence of its general secretary Vinod Tawde, who said Jindal’s presence in the party will help the government’s agenda of boosting the country’s economy and prosperity.
After joining the BJP, Former Congress MP Naveen Jindal said, “Today is a very important day of my life. I am proud that I joined the BJP today and I will be able to serve the nation under the leadership of PM Modi. I want to contribute to the ‘Viksit Bharat’ dream of PM Modi.”
“In the last ten years, the country has moved forward under PM Modi’s leadership. Many historic steps such as the abrogation of Article 370 and the construction of the Ram Mandir (in Ayodhya) have been taken. I want to contribute to PM Modi’s vision of a ‘Viksit Bharat’. I will walk with him shoulder to shoulder and help improve the lives of the 140 crore people of India,” he added.
Jindal represented Kurukshetra constituency in Lok Sabha between 2004-14. However, he lost to the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Raj Kumar Saini in the 2014 national elections and was not fielded by the Congress in 2019.