AAP leader Ravindra Jugran on Saturday left the party and rejoined the ruling party BJP, declaring that it was like a homecoming for him,

The party will benefit from his experience and capabilities in the upcoming Assembly polls.

Madan Kaushik (Uttarakhand BJP president)

Jugran said he had served the BJP for 25 years in the past and returning to the party was like a homecoming for him.

He was a renowned face of the Uttarakhand statehood movement and considered close to former chief minister Bhuvan Chandra Khanduri.

He held the rank of a state minister during Khanduri’s chief ministership. The Election Commission of India announced the schedule for the Assembly polls, which will be held on February 14 in the state.