Congress rubbishes reports over senior party leader Jitin Prasada joining BJP

The INC came out clear over rumours which floated around the political circles that Jitin Prasada, the two-time Lok Sabha MP, is likely to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) soon.

Jitin Prasada (Source: PTI)

  New Delhi: The Indian National Congress on Friday denied media reports of their senior party leader Jitin Prasada joining the Bharatiya Janata Party. The INC came out clear over rumours which floated around the political circles that Jitin Prasada, the two-time Lok Sabha MP, is likely to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) soon. When the Congress leader was asked whether he would be joining the BJP, he stayed clear saying that there should be some basis for such a question. Prasad added that why should I answer a hypothetical question? It is notable that Jitin Prasada won from Shahjahanpur and Dhaurahra Lok Sabha constituencies in the 2004 and 2009 Lok Sabha elections, respectively. Forty five-year-old Jitin Prasada was the Minister of State form 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 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.