New Delhi:
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) may not take back former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Kalyan Singh despite his overtures through support of the Ayodhya issue after he fell out with Samajwadi Party, but his son Rajbir is likely to be inducted into the party in a few months.
Another rebel leader Uma Bharti, however, may be welcomed into the BJP a few months from now as she did not deviate from the party's core ideology after quitting BJP. She has also expressed her desire to make her Bhartiya Janshakti Party a part of the BJP-led NDA.
Highly placed BJP sources said Kalyan Singh had spoiled his chances of entry into his parent party after he quit it twice. Moreover, Kalyan Singh was highly critical of BJP on the two occasions that he walked out.
"When he left the party and became close to Mulayam Singh Yadav, he had apologised for his role in the demolition of the Babri disputed structure. Now, he is again speaking of building a grand Ram temple at Ayodhya," a BJP leader said.
Sources said Kalyan Singh after his earlier induction into the party, left abruptly on the eve of the last Lok Sabha elections. "His candidature from Eta for the general elections had already been announced. When he left, it was a major embarrassment for the party," another party MP said.
However, keeping in mind his hold on the OBC votes -- especially those from his Lodh community -- in western Uttar Pradesh, BJP is likely to induct his son Rajbir into the party once a new party president takes over.