BJP MP joins Congress weeks before Rajasthan elections

New Delhi, Nov 14: BJP MP from Rajasthan's Dausa Harish Meena joined the Congress Party in the presence of party leaders Ashok Gehlot and Sachin Pilot in Delhi on Wednesday.

BJP parliamentarian Harish Meena from Rajasthan joined Congress weeks before December 7 assembly election. Harish Meena entered politics and had joined Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) in 2014.

"I am happy that Harish Meena has decided to join the Congress in such times. I welcome him in the Congress fold," Gehlot said at a press conference.

Pilot and Gehlot said both of them will contest December 7 polls along with other senior leaders of the state.

"We are all united. It is BJP's conspiracy to spread false news that the Congress is divided," Gehlot said.

Currently, he is serving as Member of Parliament from Dausa, Rajasthan constituency. He is a retired Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of 1976 batch and former Director General of Police (DGP).

He served as DGP of Rajasthan from March 2009 to December 2013 which is recorded to be the longest tenure of a DGP in Rajasthan. He has also been awarded the 1996 Indian Police Medal and 2002 President Medal.

(With PTI inputs)