Kochi: In a boost to the rightist BJP, more Congress leaders joined the party at Thiruvananthapuram on Thursday, media reports said.
Thirivananthapuram Congress unit former General secretaries Thampanoor Satheesh, Udayan, Arjuna awardee Padmini Thomas, her son Danny John Sylvan were those who joined the party.
They were inducted into the party in the presence of BJP Thiruvananthapuram candidate and Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar.
Kerala BJP president K Surendran welcomed the newcomers. Satheesh had quit Congress a few days back for being neglected by the party. Padmini, who retired from Railways, accused Congress of ignoring them