JAMMU: Haji Mohammed Hussain, a former legislative council member and leader of the Senior National Conference, joined the BJP here on Saturday. According to a party spokeswoman, senior leader Devender Rana and BJP state general secretary (organisation) Ashok Koul welcomed Hussain, a member of the Gujjar community, into the party. Koul expressed pleasure that Hussain and his followers had joined him, saying that non-BJP governments had taken advantage of the Gujjar minority for vote-bank politics and had done little to improve their welfare. He declared, “The senior leaders of other parties are turning more and more towards the BJP with every day, and they are making a commitment to see that Narendra Modi becomes prime minister for a record three terms.”Hussain’s entry, according to Rana, will improve the party’s reputation among Gujjars. “Gujjars have grown to trust Prime Minister Modi‘s leadership because they are persuaded by the government’s policies and initiatives. The Modi government has been working quickly to improve their community in the true sense, and the Gujjars are well aware of this,” he stated.
