Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, a number of Congress councillors and social activists joined the BJP on Tuesday at the state office in New Delhi.

Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva presided over a press conference to welcome several new members into the party fold, including Praveen Sharma, son of senior Congress leader Jai Kishan Sharma. National president of Khukhrain community Pratik Anand also announced he’d join the BJP along with the supporters.

Praveen Sharma said, “The BJP is committed to the development of Delhi. I’m confident that under the leadership of PM Narendra Modi and Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva, we’d work towards a brighter future for Delhi.”

Several Congress leaders from West Delhi, including Bharat Bhushan Chadha, Rohit Kathuriya, Prince Sahrawat, Kamal Kapoor, Sanjay Aneja, Saurabh Dhal, Nammee Namadhari, Amit Pahuja, Pandit Raghuvir Sharma, and Ashok Marwa, also joined the BJP along with their supporters.