“You are in the BJP and will remain in the BJP,” he quoted the former minister as saying.
Respecting his father’s wishes, the 43-year-old, who admitted he had been under constant pressure from the BJP after announcing his decision to contest as an independent, turned back.
“Today, my father and even my mother spoke to me. It was instruction from the BJP’s top leadership,” he told reporters. “How can I disobey them? I cannot rebel against my party and country or turn to oppose them,” he added.
Arijit’s father, Ashwini Choubey, had represented the Bhagalpur constituency between 1995 and 2010. Since then, Congress’ Ajeet Sharma has been representing the constituency, which is located in the southeastern part of the state.
This time around, Ajeet Sharma will be going up against Rohit Pandey once again after winning the last election by one thousand odd votes.
