New Delhi: Naresh Agrawal, a close aide of Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav, on Monday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Union minister Piyush Goyal welcomed Agrawal into the fold of the party at the BJP headquarters in Delhi.
“Naresh Agrawal believes he can serve the country and Uttar Pradesh as part of the BJP,” said Goyal.
On his part, Agrawal expressed his respect for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath.