This Article is From Nov 09, 2014

Karan Singh's Son Ajatshatru to Join BJP Today

Karan Singh's Son Ajatshatru to Join BJP Today

Ajatshatru Singh is the grandson of late Maharaja Hari Singh, the erstwhile ruler of Jammu and Kashmir

New Delhi: Ajatshatru Singh, son of senior Congress leader Karan Singh will join the BJP today, a move that the party feels will strengthen its foothold in the Jammu and Kashmir ahead of Assembly polls.

Mr Singh's joining is likely to give a boost to BJP's prospects in the Jammu region.

The BJP has also taken back its expelled senior leader Chaman Lal Gupta ahead of the polls in its attempt to strengthen the party.

Confirming this, senior BJP leader Avinash Rai Khanna, who is in charge of the party's affairs in Jammu and Kashmir, said his party is expected to do well in the assembly polls and was strengthening its base in the state.

He said Mr Singh will be joining the party in the presence of senior BJP leaders at the party office.

Sources said both Mr Singh and Mr Gupta are likely to contest the upcoming polls in the state starting November 25.

Mr Singh is the younger son of Karan Singh and the grandson of late Maharaja Hari Singh, the erstwhile ruler of Jammu and Kashmir.

He is currently a member of the National Conference and had unsuccessfully contested assembly election against BJP candidate in last election on party ticket.

He is presently a sitting Member of Legislative Council from Nagrota assembly constituency.

Sources say he could be fielded from the Nagrota which till now was represented by state BJP unit chief Jugal Kishore Sharma.

Recently, Karan Singh's elder son Vikramaditya Singh joined the PDP in the state ahead of assembly polls.

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