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Late CDS Bipin Rawat's brother Vijay Rawat joins BJP, may contest U'khand polls
Updated On: 19 January, 2022 06:22 PM IST | New Delhi | PTI
Vijay Rawat, who retired as a colonel from the army, joined the BJP in the presence of Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami and Rajya Sabha MP Anil Baluni
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Vijay Rawat. Pic/Pallav Paliwal
Vijay Rawat, brother of India`s first Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat who recently died in a helicopter crash, joined the BJP.
The BJP may field him as its candidate in poll-bound Uttarakhand, sources said. Vijay Rawat, who retired as a colonel from the army, joined the BJP in the presence of Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami and Rajya Sabha MP Anil Baluni. Noting that his father, also a former army officer, was associated with the BJP, Rawat expressed happiness at working for the party and lavished praise on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying he has a unique vision and mindset.
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