In a major embarrassment for the Congress, a leader from the party has joined the BJP less than 24 hours after being named in the former's first list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. Dr Bhagirath Prasad, a retired IAS officer, was declared the Congress candidate from Bhind constituency in Madhya Prasad on Saturday. He was among the 194 nominees who figure in the first list.
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