Sudhakar and Somashekar were earlier with the Congress. They were among the 17 Congress-Janata Dal Secular legislators who quit and defected to BJP that led to the collapse of the coalition government and paved the way for BJP to come to power.
Outgoing Bharatiya Janata Party president Nitin Gadkari today alleged that there was a 'political conspiracy' to tarnish his image and, therefore, in the interest of the party, he proposed the name of Rajnath Singh for party's top post.
Outgoing Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Vikram Kunwar on Sunday backed party MP R K Singh's sensational claim that the BJP was "selling" tickets to criminals and alleged that he.
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