Will not join BJP again, says Jaswant Singh

New Delhi: Expelled BJP leader Jaswant Singh on Friday ruled out the possibility of his rejoining the party even if it showed willingness to re-induct him. [caption id=“attachment_1506175” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Jaswant Singh. AFP.[/caption] Asked during a meet-the-press event here if he would consider an invitation to rejoin the Bharatiya Janata Party if the party so intended, Jaswant Singh said: “I will not join the BJP.” He said he was a “swatantra” or independent leader now, but was not contemplating forming any independent political party. The former defence and external affairs minister said he might extend issue-based support to the National Democratic Alliance, but that support may as well go to the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance or the Third Front. “If I feel the agenda of the UPA or a Third Front is for the greater good of the country, I may support them,” said Jaswant Singh, who was expelled from the BJP following his decision to contest the Lok Sabha election as an independent candidate from Barmer. IANS