This Article is From Feb 27, 2014

Atal Bihari Vajpayee's niece Karuna Shukla joins Congress

Atal Bihari Vajpayee's niece Karuna Shukla joins Congress

File photo of Karuna Shukla

New Delhi: Karuna Shukla, the niece of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and former BJP leader, today joined the Congress.

She had quit the BJP last year before the Vidhan Sabha elections, alleging that she was being neglected by senior party leaders.

The 63-year-old was a national vice-president of the BJP Mahila Morcha and also an MP from Chhattisgarh.

She had alleged that she was removed from all posts in the party and was not consulted for anything. Ms Shukla said that she was very sad at quitting the BJP but because the manner in which the party "treated" her, she was forced to leave it.
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