Veteran Congress leader N.D. Tiwari, son join BJP

January 18, 2017 01:56 pm | Updated 03:02 pm IST - New Delhi

A file photo of N.D. Tiwari with his son Rohit Shekhar.

A file photo of N.D. Tiwari with his son Rohit Shekhar.

Veteran Congress leader N.D. Tiwari, 91, and his son Rohit Shekhar on Wednesday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

They formally joined the BJP at the residence of party president Amit Shah.

Mr. Tiwari is the only political leader to have become the Chief Minister of two States — Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.

He also served as Minister for External Affairs in Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi’s Cabinet.

Mr. Tiwari also served as Governor of Andhra Pradesh from 2007 until 2009.

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