Badrinath Congress MLA joins BJP

After joining the BJP, Bhandari said he joined the party as he was inspired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership abilities to take the country forward.

“I have expressed my faith in the efficient leadership of PM Modi. The way he has been taking the country forward....we will follow in his footsteps and get the BJP (Lok Sabha) candidates to win....I have faith in the policies of the BJP,” he said.

Chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said, “He (Bhandari) has a long political career. He is inspired by various development work under PM Modi in the country and Uttarakhand. He has seen work such as theBadrinath master plan, Char Dham all-weather road, connecting one corner of the state to another, Hemkund Sahib ropeway, etc. in his constituency. He has joined the BJP, inspired by all these work.