Dehradun, April 5 -- Rajesh Rastogi, Purushottam Sharma join BJP

Haridwar, 3 Apr: The Uttarakhand Congress suffered another major jolt today when several senior leaders considered close to veteran Congress leader and former Chief Minister Harish Rawat joined BJP in the presence of BJP State President Mahendra Bhatt and BJP candidate from Haridwar, Trivendra Singh Rawat, here, today. Among the Congress leaders who joined BJP included Parmadhayaksha Chetan Jyoti Swami Rishishwaranand, ex-Congress General Secretary Rajesh Rastogi and Purushottam Sharma. All of them are considered close to Harish Rawat. Along with these leaders, hundreds of their supporters also joined the BJP.

It may be recalled that State General Secretary of Congress and...