External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Formally Joins BJP
Jaishankar, a career diplomat and a former foreign secretary, was sworn in as a Cabinet minister along with other members of the government on May 30.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar joins BJP today in the presence of party working president JP Nadda. (Image: Twitter/@BJP4India)
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New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar formally joined the BJP on Monday in the presence of party working president JP Nadda.
Jaishankar, a career diplomat and a former foreign secretary, was inducted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his government as external affairs minister.
He was sworn in as a Cabinet minister along with other members of the government on May 30.
The BJP is likely to field him from Gujarat as its Rajya Sabha candidate.
He has to be a Member of Parliament within six months of his swearing in.