Congress veteran and former Karnataka Chief Minister S M Krishna, who had quit the party in Jaunary, on Wednesday formally joined the Bharatiya Janata Party at its headquarters in New Delhi.
He joined the BJP at a programme in the presence of party chief Amit Shah and other key leaders.
Praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Shah, he said ‘they have taken the country to great heights’.
“I am grateful today that I am joining the party which was led by the great leaders. I see great India emerging under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and ably supported by the party President Amit Shah,” he told reporters after joining the party.
Krishna said that these two leaders ‘have taken the country to great heights and this is not an exaggeration’.
Earlier this year, Krishna has resigned from the Congress.
Krishna served as Karnataka chief minister from 1999 to 2004 and had a stint as the country’s external affairs minister during the United Progressive Alliance government.
He had also served as the Maharashtra governor.
IMAGE: BJP president Amit Shah greets former Karnataka chief minister S M Krishna who joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in New Delhi on Wednesday. Photograph: Kamal Singh/PTI Photo
