Former Congress leader Yoganand Shastri joins NCP

New Delhi: Former Congress leader and Speaker of Delhi Assembly, Yoganand Shastri joined the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Wednesday.

Shastri’s induction to NCP took place in the presence of party chief Sharad Pawar.

Delhi: Former Speaker of Delhi Assembly, Yoganand Shastri joins NCP in the presence of party chief Sharad Pawar.

Shastri had resigned from Congress in 2020. pic.twitter.com/tuPaCy2OQk

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Shastri, who had a long association with Congress resigned from the party in 2020. He held the post of Delhi Assembly Speaker between 2008 and 2013. He was a cabinet minister in Chief Minister Sheila Dixit-led government.