Summary:
Ex-cabinet minister in the UPA government and Dalit rights activist Krishna Tirath is likely to rejoin the Congress party, with Delhi Congress chief Sheila Dikshit telling The Indian Express: “She has expressed willingness to rejoin the party and written a letter to the high command. A decision will be taken soon.”AdvertisingSenior leaders said several meetings have taken place between Dikshit and Tirath. Tirath had contested the 2015 Delhi Assembly polls from a BJP ticket, but had lost to the AAP candidate. Tirath, who was a Minister of State in the Manmohan Singh government, had joined the BJP in 2015. When contacted, Tirath refused to comment..