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Pragya Singh Thakur joins BJP, to contest against Digvijaya Singh
Malegaon blast accused Pragya Singh Thakur joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday.
Bhopal: Malegaon blast accused Pragya Singh Thakur joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) here on Wednesday.
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BJP releases list of four candidates for #LokSabhaElections2019 in Madhya Pradesh; Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur to contest from Bhopal against Congress's Digvijaya Singh. pic.twitter.com/mSiSX8Xfsz
— ANI (@ANI) April 17, 2019
Before formally joining the party, Thakur met with senior BJP leaders including Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Ramlal, Anil Jain, Narottam Mishra, and Prabhat Jha at the state party headquarters.
Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur in Bhopal: I have formally joined BJP, I will contest elections and will win also. #LokSabhaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/siAsXSMm1U
— ANI (@ANI) April 17, 2019
After meeting the leaders, Thakur said, "We will unitedly fight against the people who are conspiring against the nation. We will win this 'Dharm Yuddh' (crusade)."
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"After spending 10 years in jail due to Congress conspiracy, I have come here to fight the political and religious war," she added.
Thakur is among the seven accused facing trial in the Malegaon blast case, wherein six people were killed and a dozen others were injured when a bomb placed on a motorcycle exploded in Maharashtra's Malegaon on September 29, 2008.
Polling in Madhya Pradesh will be held in the last four phases of elections and counting of votes will take place on May 23. (ANI)