Foreign Minister S Jaishankar Formally Joins BJP

The BJP is likely to field him from Gujarat as its Rajya Sabha candidate.

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 30 May.

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.