NEW DELHI.
Congress leader Jitin Prasada joined the BJP on Wednesday, in a shot in the arm for the saffron party as it prepares for assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh (UP) scheduled for early next year.
Read AlsoUP polls: Setback for Congress as ex-Union minister Jitin Prasada joins BJPThe Congress on Wednesday lost yet another prominent leader to the BJP as former Union minister Jitin Prasada quit the party to join the saffron camp.
Prasada, who wields considerable influence among the Brahmin community in Uttar Pradesh, joined the BJP at party headquarters in presence of UnionThe 47-year-old Prasada, a former Union minister, is considered to wield considerable influence among the Brahmin community in UP.
While many BJP supporters hoped for a resurgent electoral campaign with Prasada in their ranks, those close to Congress asserted that this would not have any bearing on the outcome of UP elections.
Remind me about RAHUL GANDHI and PRIYANKA VADRA performance in elections ?One lost Amethi Other’s whole politica… https://t.co/zo9yNNDYLT— Aaraadhya Saxena ?? (@ihailmyindia) 1623227273000’Congress never used Prasada’s Brahmin card’ Kanchan ji most brahmins didn’t even know he is a Brahmin until very recently.
Many of us in the Congress got to… https://t.co/X8T9LyO1NR— Pankhuri Pathak पंखुड़ी पाठक پنکھڑی (@pankhuripathak) 1623226500000’Congress losing loyalists’ Jitin Prasada is one of the many young leaders moving out of the Congress, who see no future either for the party o… https://t.co/wd2OoPEri0— Amit Malviya (@amitmalviya) 1623224942000’Time to introspect’ #JitinPrasad was among 23 signatories who written letter to Sonia Gandhi SEEKING changes in CONGRESS high command… https://t.co/9bKpeJI0O6— Aaraadhya Saxena ?? (@ihailmyindia) 1623225482000Those decrying Jitin Prasada for joining the BJP ought to ask themselves what drove him to it.
Prasada had asked fo… https://t.co/FAwinyDh8l— Kapil Komireddi (@kapskom) 1623226354000’Blow to Congress’ First @JM_Scindia now @JitinPrasada – huge blows for @incindia as we lose leaders who gave & still had much to give… https://t.co/f8n6Z4dfeW— Kuldeep Bishnoi (@bishnoikuldeep) 1623226784000Jitin Prasad is BJP’s gain, Congress’s loss.
Period.
I just spoke to him recently; Jitin is a gentleman, genial a… https://t.co/hH2sanld1g— Sanjay Jha (@JhaSanjay) 1623231366000’Damage control move by BJP in UP’ This is more than enough to prove a point That Congress is gaining grounds in Uttar Pradesh .BJP in damage contro… https://t.co/4HMZk6uLqM— Armaan (@Mehboobp1) 1623222090000’Joining BJP is for personal gain’ I don’t understand how people leaving the Congress for the BJP are being heralded as some kind of mistreated heroes… https://t.co/tBDWatxklJ— Shachi Nelli (@nellipiercing) 1623233291000You see these young Congress leaders join the BJP and wonder if they had any ideology in the first place ? It is on… https://t.co/3hTIuGixcn— Rana Ayyub (@RanaAyyub) 1623224713000No debate here Some RWs are celebrating Jitin prasad, Some LWs are criticizing Jitin prasad,But deep down under we all know th… https://t.co/22Z1Wh7A1u— Sunanda Roy ? || IDF stan account (@SaffronSunanda) 1623226571000’Young leaders are not given their due in Congress’ How Congress Party treats it’s young people:Two have joined the BJP.
Two have one leg outside of Congress.One… https://t.co/CHpQOah9n2— Tejasvi Surya (@Tejasvi_Surya) 1623228777000Its not surprising to see opprobrium heaped on Jyotiraditya Scindia, by Congress apologists, finding its way to Jit… https://t.co/zoYRKy223P— Amit Malviya (@amitmalviya) 1623226358000’UP elections is already a lost cause for Congress’ More UP desertions could happen but real story for Congress early next year isn’t UP but to try and retain Punjab,… https://t.co/2a7SrzTDIn— Aditya Menon (@AdityaMenon22) 1623231304000’Congress should have deserted dynasts long back’ So it was blunder of UPA II to make people like Jitin, Sachin, Milind, Scindia as ministers in the govt post 2009.… https://t.co/9nXVjvgaGL— Mahesh Langa (@LangaMahesh) 1623225275000’Is Priyanka Gandhi lightweight too?’ Till yesterday, Jitin Prasada was the Brahmin Face of Congress in UP.Today Congress saying Jitin Prasada’s exit i… https://t.co/r0P8gtGbuQ— Ankur Singh (@iAnkurSingh) 1623227086000’Congress won’t lose much’ Jitin Prasada is the first desertion from G-23.
Congress won’t lose much.
Brahmin face wise too Pramod Tiwari carri… https://t.co/rjzS1xUCa6— Aditya Menon (@AdityaMenon22) 1623220865000Sarcasm alert Jitin Prasad was one of the guys who had signed that letter asking for ‘full-time leadership’ in Congress.
Rahul Ga… https://t.co/RQ1gDR7FoE— Rahul Roushan (@rahulroushan) 1623223868000That awkward moment when you wanted to create a Bramhin-Thakur divide, but your Bramhin face in the state joined BJ… https://t.co/1gT73OlowL— The Jaipur Dialogues (@JaipurDialogues) 1623227404000Sums up The entire Congress party, in one click! https://t.co/V8a0FLyshI— Charu Pragya?? (@CharuPragya) 1623229846000
Faceoff: ‘Big blow’, ‘inconsequential’; Twitter weighs up on Congress leader Jitin Prasada joining BJP
