Congress leader Narayan Dutt Tiwari and his son Rohit Shekhar will join the BJP on Wednesday, news agency ANI reported. Tiwari has been seeking a ticket for Rohit from Kumaon region of Uttarakhand and the BJP has reportedly agreed to his demand.
The 91-year-old leader was discharged from a private hospital in Haldwani on January 15, after falling unconscious. According to hospital sources, Tiwari was admitted due to "transient loss of consciousness".