Dhanbad, March 2 -- In a dramatic post-election development, the BJP has initiated efforts to bring its victorious rebel candidates back into the party fold following the recently concluded municipal polls.

On Saturday evening, a BJP delegation reached the residence of newly elected Chirkunda nagar parishad chairperson Sunita Devi. Sources indicated that the move was carried out on the instructions of the state leadership, though no official confirmation was issued.

Party leaders ceremonially draped a saffron stole around Sunita Devi and handed over the party flag, which she accepted. "Sunita Devi has always been a part of the BJP family. The people of Chirkunda have reposed their faith in her leadership," a local BJP leader said during...