Assembly Elections 2018: Paripoornananda, known as 'Yogi Adityanath of the South' and founder of Hindu Vahini joins BJP, ahead of Telangana polls

BJP has started gearing up for the Telangana polls and has inducted Swami Paripoornananda, founder of Hindu Vahini, into the party on Friday, with BJP president Amit Shah expressing confidence that it will boost the party’s prospects in the Telangana Assembly election.

Swami is a pontiff of Kakinada Sree Peetham in Andhra Pradesh, and is known for his inflammatory remarks, was earlier in Hyderabad and had been inducted in the party to polarize the campaign to an extent.

“His joining the BJP will infuse new energy into the party and boost its election prospects in Telangana,” said Amit Shah, accompanied by Paripoornananda and party general secretary Ram Madhav.

Some of his followers describe him as ‘Yogi Adityanath of the South,’ Swami at the event said “I will work 24×7. I need nothing because Telugu people have given me a lot.”

The BJP is trying to make space for its existence in Telangana and enter the South India, where a lot of Lok Sabha seats will be at stake in 2019. BJP is looking to achieve a considerable number so that the incumbent Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) gets propelled to ally with the party and hence, BJP would gain ally for the 2019 General Election.

But it won’t be easy as the alliance between the Telgu Desam Party and Congress are looking to capture a chunk of votes whereas the AIMIM will affect the Muslim votes altogether. The inclusion of Swami in the BJP is a clear indication of going all out on the Hindutva issue and polarize, communalize the election to a next level.

Also read: Assembly Election 2018: BJP planning to drop half of its current MLA's in Rajasthan to counter high anti-