Madhya Pradesh Ex Chief Minister's Son Quits BJP, Joins Congress

In a setback to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in Madhya Pradesh ahead of the state Assembly elections, senior leader and former minister Deepak Joshi joined the Opposition Congress on Saturday. Deepak Joshi, the son of former Chief Minister late Kailash Joshi, joined the Congress in the presence of the party's state chief Kamal Nath at the party's state headquarters in Bhopal. The three-time MLA accused the state's BJP-government of ignoring the legacy of his late father Kailash Joshi. Elections are due in Madhya Pradesh later this year.