Jaipur, November 14: Harish Meena, BJP MP from Dausa in Rajasthan, has joined the Indian National Congress (INC) ahead of the 2018 assembly elections in the state. Harish Meena becomes the second high-profile leader from Rajasthan to leave the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for Congress party in the poll bound state after Manvendra Singh joined the Congress last month. Rajasthan Assembly Elections 2018 Full Schedule And Dates: Single-Phase Voting on December 7, Results on December 11.

Manvendra Singh, son of BJP stalwart leader Jaswant Singh, and an ex-MLA himself, joined the Congress party in the presence of Congress President Rahul Gandhi on October 17, 2018. Manvendra Singh, Son of BJP Patriarch Jaswant Singh, Joins Congress Ahead of Rajasthan Assembly Elections 2018.

Harish Meena becomes the latest to join the Congress in Rajasthan ahead of the assembly elections. Check the tweet below:

Harish Meena, Member of Parliament of the 16th Lok Sabha from Dausa state of Rajasthan is a retired Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of 1976 batch. He is also the former Director General of Police (DGP) and served as DGP of Rajasthan from March 2009 to December 2013. He has also been awarded the 1996 Indian Police Medal and 2002 President Medal.

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