As many as 149 Muslims from Karvi tehsil in Chitrakoot district of Uttar Pradesh joined the BJP in the presence of state party chief Mahendra Nath Pandey Sunday.
In a statement issued here, state BJP's media co-incharge Alok Awasthi said, "149 Muslims from Karvi tehsil in Chitrakoot district of the state joined the BJP today in the presence of Uttar Pradesh BJP chief Mahendra Nath Pandey. The Uttar Pradesh BJP chief welcomed them into the BJP family and also administered the membership oath to them."