Yashwant Sinha Quits BJP, Says “Taking Sanyas From Party Politics”

Patna : Former union minister Yashwant Sinha, who has not seen eye-to-eye with the BJP in the recent past, today announced that he was quitting the party. The veteran leader blamed the condition of the party to be the reason behind his decision, and said, "I am quitting the BJP because of the party’s condition. As you have already seen the recent Parliament session – it was the shortest session in the history."

"Today I am ending all ties with the BJP… I am taking sanyas (retirement) from any kind of party politics", Yashwant Sinha announced during a meeting of his organization Rashtra Manch in Patna this afternoon. Leaders of the Congress, Lalu Yadav’s Rashtriya Janata Dal were present at the meet; so was BJP lawmaker Shatrughan Sinha.

In 2014, after Prime Minister Modi’s whopping victory, Yashwant Sinha was marginalised along with senior leaders including LK Advani, seen as punishment for opposing Mr Modi being named their party’s presumptive prime minister. Mr Sinha’s son, Jayant Sinha, is a minister in PM Modi’s government.

SOURCE: NDTV