Patna (20.08.2025): Anand Mishra (Retd IPS: 2011: AM), who had taken voluntary retirement (VRS) and unsuccessfully contested the last Lok Sabha elections, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday. Mishra was inducted into the party in the presence of state BJP president Dilip Jaiswal and Deputy Chief Ministers Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha.

After taking voluntary retirement, he had sought a BJP ticket to contest the 2024 Lok Sabha elections from Buxar, but the party denied him a ticket. He later claimed that Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma assured him of ticket. Subsequently, he contested as an independent candidate but failed to make a mark. He later briefly associated with political strategist Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj Party.

Addressing the media after joining the BJP, Mishra stated that he was joining the party to promote its ideology and not for a ticket. However, sources within the BJP indicate that he is a strong contender for a ticket from the Buxar constituency in the upcoming assembly elections. His previous unsuccessful attempt as an independent candidate from the same constituency, where he reportedly garnered a significant number of votes, is seen as a factor in his favour.

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