Dropped by BJP, Scindia-beater KP Yadav meets RSS leaders

BHOPAL: BJP MP KP Singh Yadav, who was cast aside in favour of Jyotiraditya Scindia for the Guna Lok Sabha ticket, met RSS leaders in Bhopal on Monday.

He said he wouldn't join Congress, though the opposition party is holding the door open for him.

Three days after Yadav found his name missing from BJP's first list, he was seen at Samidha, the residence of RSS leaders in Bhopal, on Monday. Speaking to reporters later, Yadav said, "I respect the party's decision. I have congratulated all those who have been given tickets." Asked if he would join Congress, Yadav said, "No. BJP is a big party. I am a party worker. Let the party decide what work they have for me."

Yadav was the poster boy of the 2019 election after defeating Scindia in Guna by over 1.2 lakh votes. Yadav's stardom was short-lived. A year later, in March 2020, Scindia walked into BJP with 22 loyalist MLAs, creating a new power centre in the saffron camp.