Patna, July 15 -- In a major setback to the Jan Suraaj Party (JSP), several senior leaders and workers from the party joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday at a formal induction ceremony held at the BJP state office in Patna. Bihar BJP president Sanjay Saraogi officially welcomed the new members into the party fold.

Several prominent Jan Suraaj figures, including former Digha candidate Bittu Singh, mayoral candidate Vineeta Bittu, Kumhrar candidate KC Sinha, and Maner candidate Gopal Singh, officially joined the BJP in Patna. Along with them, a large number of Jan Suraj workers also became BJP members.

State President Sanjay Saraogi stated that many Jan Suraj leaders have joined the party, inspired by the BJP's policies a...