Congress Leader Jitin Prasada Likely To Join BJP Shortly

Former Union Minister Jitin Prasada, once close to Rahul Gandhi, is likely to quit the Congress today and cross over to the BJP shortly, sources say.

Ahead of the reported switch, he met with Union Minister Piyush Goyal.

Jitin Prasada, 47, will be the second high-profile former Rahul Gandhi aide to defect to the BJP since Jyotiraditya Scindia left last year. He had denied rumours in 2019 that he was leaving the Congress.

Mr Prasada's frustration with his party of 20 years was no secret; he was part of the "G-23" or group of 23 Congress leaders who had written to party chief Sonia Gandhi last year calling for sweeping reforms, collective decision-making and "full-time, visible leadership".