"Right Party At Right Time For India's Rise": S Jaishankar On Joining BJP
NDTV
S Jaishankar's response came after being asked whether he would contest the 2024 Lok Sabha polls
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday said he joined Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as he felt it was the right party at right time for India's rise and progress.
Speaking in an exclusive interview with ANI, Mr Jaishankar said, "I am a Rajya Sabha member. My term expires this year. After that, we will have to see. I am honestly in awe of people irrespective of the party who spent their lives in politics. You do not know how incredibly hard it is. How demanding it is. It is only when you are in politics, you can actually see what it is."
Mr Jaishankar's response came after being asked whether he would contest the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. He said that the involvement in Rajya Sabha is much less than that of the Lok Sabha.
"Those who particularly contest Lok Sabha election are like the cutting edge. I am getting into politics at a fairly ripe age from another profession. As a minister, I have to spend a lot of time here. As a Delhi person, I have to spend a lot of time here. Rajya Sabha demands are far less than the Lok Sabha demands," he stressed.
