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Aug 26, 2009: Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav on Wednesday invited expelled BJP leader Jaswant Singh to join his party.

 

Mulayam said Jaswant is not like other BJP leaders and that the doors of his party were open for him.

 

Jaswant Singh, who was associated with BJP for over 30 years was expelled last week for praising Mohammad Ali Jinnah in his book.

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Background

Senior BJP leader Jaswant Singh is an ex-army officer and belongs to a royal family of Rajasthan.

 

He served as Finance Minister and External Affairs Minister in A B Vajpayee-led NDA government between December 1998 and May 2004

 

Currently he is a Rajya Sabha member.

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