Suspended BSP leader and LS MP, Danish Ali joins Congress

Suspended  Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), Lok Sabha MP Danish Ali, joined the Congress on Wednesday ahead of the upcoming general elections. This comes five days after Ali met former Congress president Sonia Gandhi at her 10 Janpath residence in the national capital and sought her ‘blessings’.

Reportedly, the grand old party might field Ali as its candidate for the Amroha constituency in Uttar Pradesh, the seat Congress bargained from the Samajwadi Party in their seat-sharing talks.

After meeting Sonia Gandhi on March 14, Ali dropped a massive hint on social media about him joining the Congress. “Honoured to get blessings of epitome of sacrifice, Smt Sonia Gandhi for my 2nd Lok Sabha Election from Amroha. Her heart beats for India's poor…It was the National Advisory Council (NAC) headed by her that piloted landmark pro-poor AND transparency laws like MNREGA, RTI, Right to Education, Food Security Bill,” he wrote on X.

The BSP suspended Ali from the party last year for indulging in “anti-party activities”, days after he walked out of the Lok Sabha proceedings along with other Opposition members to protest against the decision to expel TMC member Mahua Moitra. During that time, other BSP members remained seated in the House.