Rita Bahuguna Joshi joins Bhartiya Janta Party

It was a major set back to Congress today when its one of prominent leader Rita Bahuguna Joshi, former Uttar Pradesh Congress chief, joined the BJP on Thursday. She was a prominent Brahmin face in the party’s state unit. Joshi joined the BJP in presence of party chief Amit Shah. “This was a difficult decision. I have served Congress for 24 years. I have taken this decision for benefit of the nation,” Rita Bahuguna Joshi said after joining the BJP. She also hit out at Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi for his ‘Khoon ki dalali” remark.