Former minister, ex-MLA rejoin BJP

Lucknow, June 15 (UNI) Former Uttar Pradesh minister Shiv Bahadur Saxena and former MLA Bahoran Lal Maurya today rejoined the BJP with thier supporters.

They announced their decision at Rampur in the presence of BJP state unit president Keshri Nath Tripathi and leader of opposition in UP assembly Lalji Tandon.

BJP state unit spokesman Surjit Singh Dang said here this evening that the two leaders had deserted the party some times back.

UNI VS MSJ ND2124