India’s Richest Woman Savitri Jindal Quits Congress, Likely to Join BJP Following Son’s Move

In a significant political development, Savitri Jindal, renowned as India’s wealthiest woman, has severed ties with the Congress party, signaling a probable transition to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) following her son’s recent move.

Family Influence Spurs Decision

Former Haryana minister, Savitri Jindal, made the decision to resign from the Congress, just days after her son, industrialist Naveen Jindal, embraced the BJP and secured a Lok Sabha ticket for the Kurukshetra constituency. Citing familial advice as the driving force behind her departure, Savitri conveyed her decision through a late-night social media post on Wednesday.

मैंने विधायक के रूप में 10 साल हिसार की जनता का प्रतिनिधित्व किया और मंत्री के रूप में हरियाणा प्रदेश की निस्वार्थ सेवा की है।

हिसार की जनता ही मेरा परिवार है और मैं अपने परिवार की सलाह पर आज कांग्रेस पार्टी की प्राथमिक सदस्यता से इस्तीफा दे रही हूं । कांग्रेस नेतृत्व के समर्थन…

— Savitri Jindal (@SavitriJindal) March 27, 2024

Service to Hisar Acknowledged

Expressing her gratitude to the people of Hisar, whom she represented as an MLA for a decade and served selflessly as a minister in Haryana, Savitri emphasized the familial counsel that guided her political journey. Her departure from the Congress marks a significant shift in the state’s political landscape, as she paves the way for a probable entry into the BJP fold.

Continuation of a Trend

This development follows closely after her son, Naveen Jindal, a former Member of Parliament, severed ties with the Congress to join the BJP ranks. Naveen, son of the esteemed industrialist and former Haryana minister OP Jindal, has been nominated by the BJP as their candidate for the Kurukshetra Lok Sabha constituency, further solidifying the family’s transition towards the ruling party.