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Shazia Ilmi joins BJP


After months of speculation, Shazia Ilmi joined the BJP. The former AAP member, however, reiterated that she will not contest Delhi elections, which sources say , is unlikely. Shazia plans to write a book about her experiences with AAP . “Kejriwal, whom I worked with closely for years, did not receive my calls when he became CM. I used to request his close aide Vibhav to meet him and wait for weeks to speak to him,“ she added. A member of the core team of Anna Hazare, who along with Arvind Kejriwal led the anti-corruption movement in 2011, she was also a founding member of AAP . She even contested and lost in the previous assembly and Lok Sabha elections from RK Puram and Ghaziabad, respectively .
She said PM Narendra Modi's inspirational leadership and his development agenda brought her to BJP .
During Lok Sabha election, Ilmi had charged the BJP for being a communal party and criticized Modi for Gujarat riots, but on Friday she tried to deflect from the issues saying it is more important to focus on the positive aspects.

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