Himachal Congress leader’s brother joins BJP

He was inducted into the party by BJP leader of Dharamsala, Kishan Kapoor, on Saturday.

May 03, 2014 05:02 pm | Updated 05:03 pm IST - Dharamsala

In a major embarrassment to the Congress, senior Himachal Pradesh Congress leader Major Vijay Singh Mankotia’s brother Ajay Singh joined the BJP on Saturday.

He was inducted into the party by BJP leader of Dharamsala, Kishan Kapoor here.

“I am a separate person and he (Major) is a separate one, we are free to choose any ideology. I was a great admirer of BJP and when asked, could not restrain myself from joining the party,” Ajay told reporters.

His brother Major Singh hit the headlines when he released a CD against Chief Minister Vir Bhadra Singh six years ago and left the party to join the BSP.

During the 2012 State Assembly elections, Major Singh left the BSP and re-joined Congress on the request of Vir Bhadra.

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