Swami Paripoornananda

Noted religious guru Swami Paripoornananda, who recently joined the BJP, on Wednesday said he would work for the party's victory in the December 7 assembly polls in Telangana and that the state would become the party's 'gateway to the south.'

Swami Paripoornananda, head of Sree Peetham mutt, joined the BJP today in the presence of party president Amit Shah. He is likely to be a key face of the BJP in the two Telugu speaking states in India - Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. His entry is particularly significant given the upcoming Assembly elections in Telangana.

A spiritual leader, who was placed under house arrest in Hyderabad ahead of his proposed 'Dharmagraha Yatra,' (padayatra) was banned from the city for six months for allegedly making provocative statements, police said.

Noted religious guru Swami Paripoornananda, who recently joined the BJP, on Wednesday said he would work for the party's victory in the December 7 assembly polls in Telangana and that the state would become the party's 'gateway to the south.'

Swami Paripoornananda, head of Sree Peetham mutt, joined the BJP today in the presence of party president Amit Shah. He is likely to be a key face of the BJP in the two Telugu speaking states in India - Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. His entry is particularly significant given the upcoming Assembly elections in Telangana.

A spiritual leader, who was placed under house arrest in Hyderabad ahead of his proposed 'Dharmagraha Yatra,' (padayatra) was banned from the city for six months for allegedly making provocative statements, police said.