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Gourav Vallabh joined the BJP on April 4 hours after he quit the Congress, saying he couldn't raise anti-Sanatan slogans or abuse 'wealth creators' day in and day out and was joining the ruling party due to his support for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's agenda of "Viksit Bharat".
Vijender Singh, India's first Olympic medallist in boxing who joined politics in April 2019 by being member of the Congress party, switched to the BJP on April 3 and called it his ‘ghar wapasi'.
BJP MP from Muzzafarpur quit the saffron party on April 2 stating that he was 'shocked by the betrayal' and joined Congress soon after.
Industrialist and former Congress MP Naveen Jindal joined the BJP on Sunday and was named as the party's candidate from Kurukshetra Lok Sabha seat in Haryana.
Suspended Bahujan Samaj Party leader and Lok Sabha MP Danish Ali joined Congress on March 20, 2024. In a post on X, announcing his shift, Ali wrote, "Today there is a struggle between two forces in the country. On one side they are oppressive, corrupt, anti-poor and well-wishers of the rich. On the other hand, there are those who provide justice and employment to the poor and protect the interests of Dalits and tribals. I have chosen to side with the well-wishers of the poor."
Jan Adhikar Party leader Pappu Yadav joined the Congress on March 20, 2024 and announced the merger of his outfit. Yadav said the Congress leadership gave him respect and he was joining the party's fight against "dictatorship" in the country to help save democracy and the Constitution.
JMM legislator Sita Soren, the sister-in-law of former Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren, joined the BJP on March 19.