Lone NCP MLA in Jharkhand joins BJP

Ranchi, Kamlesh Singh, Jharkhand's sole Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) legislator, joined the BJP on Friday, ahead of the upcoming assembly elections. The Hussainabad MLA withdrew his support from the Hemant Soren-led government on November 1 last year.

He was welcomed into the saffron party by Jharkhand BJP president Babulal Marandi during a ceremony at the party's headquarters.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, who is the election co-in-charge for Jharkhand, also attended the event.


Singh withdrew his support from the Soren-led government after his demand for Hussainabad-located in Palamu district-to be designated as a separate district was not met.

Following the political turmoil within the NCP in Maharashtra, Singh aligned himself with the Ajit Pawar-led faction, which is allied with the BJP.