Barmer/ Jaipur: Weeks ahead of the Assembly polls in Rajasthan, former Union minister Jaswant Singh's son and BJP MLA Manvendra Singh Saturday announced he has quit the party. "I will contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections from home, he said, referring to the Barmer-Jaisalmer constituency which in the past has been represented by his father.
The MLA from Sheo said he has no plan to join the Congress as of now. "I am not in touch with any Congress leader," he told reporters after addressing a public meeting at Pachpadra in Barmer, where some supporters raised pro-Congress slogans. He said that he will meet his supporters and will take a decision based on what the people want.
At the public meeting, dubbed Swabhiman (self-respect) rally, he had referred to the party's lotus symbol and said associating with it had been a big mistake. "Kamal ka phool, badi bhool," he said.