<p>Former IPS officer T Krishna Prasad is in talks with the BJP top brass and may join the saffron party soon, sources said on Friday.</p>.<p>The 1987-batch IPS officer retired in DGP rank in 2020 is currently running an NGO, which aims to bring cheers to the marginal sections of the society.</p>.<p>If everything goes as per plan Prasad is likely to join the party in August.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read—<a href="http://www.deccanherald.com/state/conscience-central-leadership-behind-janotsava-cancellation-1131021.html" target="_blank">Conscience, central leadership behind 'Janotsava' cancellation</a></strong></p>.<p>The former police official told <em>PTI </em>that discussions are on and he wants to play an active role in decision making bodies at the national level. “Some discussions are going on.</p>.<p>I want to play an active role in Delhi, not in electoral politics. Basically I would like to be engaged with policy making bodies,” Krishna Prasad said.</p>.<p>He said he firmly believes that the nation would progress under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership and it was proved with the country’s performance “being better” during Covid-19 pandemic times than normal times.</p>.<p>The BJP successfully enticed several former bureaucrats into its fold during the last few years. R Chandravadan, who had retired as excise commissioner, joined the party. Similarly Ratna Prabha, retired Karnataka's chief secretary and a Telugu native joined BJP and unsuccessfully contested Tirupati Lok Sabha bypoll.</p>.<p>Former Andhra Pradesh chief secretary IYR Krishna Rao is already in the party.</p>
<p>Former IPS officer T Krishna Prasad is in talks with the BJP top brass and may join the saffron party soon, sources said on Friday.</p>.<p>The 1987-batch IPS officer retired in DGP rank in 2020 is currently running an NGO, which aims to bring cheers to the marginal sections of the society.</p>.<p>If everything goes as per plan Prasad is likely to join the party in August.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read—<a href="http://www.deccanherald.com/state/conscience-central-leadership-behind-janotsava-cancellation-1131021.html" target="_blank">Conscience, central leadership behind 'Janotsava' cancellation</a></strong></p>.<p>The former police official told <em>PTI </em>that discussions are on and he wants to play an active role in decision making bodies at the national level. “Some discussions are going on.</p>.<p>I want to play an active role in Delhi, not in electoral politics. Basically I would like to be engaged with policy making bodies,” Krishna Prasad said.</p>.<p>He said he firmly believes that the nation would progress under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership and it was proved with the country’s performance “being better” during Covid-19 pandemic times than normal times.</p>.<p>The BJP successfully enticed several former bureaucrats into its fold during the last few years. R Chandravadan, who had retired as excise commissioner, joined the party. Similarly Ratna Prabha, retired Karnataka's chief secretary and a Telugu native joined BJP and unsuccessfully contested Tirupati Lok Sabha bypoll.</p>.<p>Former Andhra Pradesh chief secretary IYR Krishna Rao is already in the party.</p>