Overview
- Ritu Jaiswal formally joined the Bharatiya Janata Party at the BJP state office in Patna on Tuesday and was presented membership by Bihar BJP president Sanjay Saraogi.
- Her switch follows a year-long split with the Rashtriya Janata Dal after she was denied a Parihar assembly ticket, ran as an independent and was expelled for anti‑party activity.
- As an independent in the 2025 assembly race Jaiswal secured roughly 60,000–65,000 votes, underlining her grassroots strength from her tenure as mukhiya of Singhwahini and her appeal to women and young voters.
- At the induction she praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi and cited central welfare schemes such as Ayushman Bharat as reasons for joining, framing the move as a service-oriented shift.
- BJP leaders and analysts say her arrival could strengthen the party’s footing in Sitamarhi, Sheohar and the Vaishya community and may affect candidate choices in upcoming MLC and local contests.