Priyanka Gandhi reaches Jyotiraditya Scindia’s residence to meet 'sulking' Jitin Prasada: Reports

Amit reports that ‘sulking’ leader Jitin Prasada may join the Bharatiya Janata Party, Congress general secretary for Uttar Pradesh (east) has reached Jyotiraditya Scindia’s residence to reportedly convince him about not leaving the party.  

Meanwhile, the Congress Rajya Sabha MP, who won from Shahjahanpur and Dhaurahra Lok Sabha constituencies in the 2004 and 2009 Lok Sabha elections, has refused to give any direct reply to a question regarding the same.

Forty-five-year-old Jitin Prasada was the Minister of State for Steel from April 2008 to May 2009 in UPA-I government of prime minister Manmohan Singh. He held the portfolios of Minister of State, Petroleum and Natural Gas, Road Transport and Highways, and Human Resource Development in UPA-II.

Jitin Prasada, who was considered to be very close to Congress president Rahul Gandhi, is an alumnus of The Doon School, Dehradun. He did his graduation in B Com (Hons) from Delhi University's Sri Ram College of Commerce and then went to do his MBA from IMI, New Delhi.

The report comes close on the heels of Tom Vadakkan, senior Congress leader and close aide of UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, joining the BJP. He joined the party in the presence of Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad.  

After joining the BJP, the former Congress leader said, "It gives me great pleasure to join BJP. He said, "It hurts me deeply when you question the integrity of Armed Forces. The reason I left Congress was that I did not like their reaction on Pulwama attack."

A staunch Congress supporter, Vadakkan was chosen by Sonia Gandhi to send out the message of her willingness to enter active politics. In 1998, Vadakkan witnessed the power shift at 24, Akbar Road.