Manpreet Singh Badal Joins BJP Hours After Quitting Congress

In his resignation letter to Rahul Gandhi, Manpreet Singh Badal said he was "disillusioned" by the Congress.

Senior Congress leader and former Punjab finance minister Manpreet Singh Badal today joined the BJP hours after quitting the grand old party.

He joined the party at the BJP headquarters in the national capital in the presence of various leaders, including Union Minister Piyush Goyal.

In his resignation letter to Rahul Gandhi, Mr Badal said he was "disillusioned" by the Congress.

"I devoted every ounce of energy to every office I have had the honour of holding, both in the party and the government. I thank you for having provided me these opportunities and for the kindness and courtesy you have shown me in the past," he said in the letter which he posted on his Twitter handle.