NEW DELHI: Former Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh chief minister and a senior Congress leader, Narayan Dutt Tiwari along with his son Rohit Shekhar joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today.They formally joined the party in the presence of BJP chief Amit Shah in Delhi this morning.According to reports, Tiwari wants a BJP ticket for his son from Kumaon region of Uttarakhand and has therefore changeed his loyalty.The 91 year old leader was thrice the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh (1976-77, 1984-85, 1988-89) and once the chief minister of Uttarakhand (2002-2007).In 1986-1987, he served in former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's cabinet as Minister for External Affairs.

Source: Times of India January 18, 2017 07:55 UTC