Former PM Lal Bahadur Shastri's grandson Vibhakar Shastri quits Congress and joins BJP

Vibhakar Shastri's resignation comes a few days after Congress stalwarts like Ashok Chavan and Baba Siddique quit the grand old party.

Vibhakar Shastri, grandson of former PM Lal Bahadur Shastri, joined BJP today in the presence of Uttar Pradesh Deputy CM Brajesh Pathak.

Vibhakar Shastrimresigned from the Congress on Wednesday.

Shastri, who is the grandson of former PM Lal Bahadur Shastri and son of Hari Krishna Shastri, has unsuccessfully contested Lok Sabha polls in the past.

In a post on X, Shastri said, "Hon'ble Congress President Shri Kharge ji! Respected Sir, I hereby tender my resignation from the primary membership of Indian National Congress, Regards, Vibhakar Shastri.

The Congress has witnessed a series of exits in the last few years with the likes of Ashok Chavan, Milind Deora, Baba Siddiqui, Jyotiraditya Scindia, Jitin Prasad, Priyanka Chaturvedi, Sushmita Dev, RPN Singh, Jaiveer Shergill, among other, joining other parties.

(With PTI inputs)