BJP expels Jaswant from party for praising Jinnah

Former finance and foreign minister, and MP Jaswant Singh has been expelled by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for writing a book praising Pakistan’s founder Mohammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan.
Jaswant Singh, party MP from Darjeeling, was sacked on Wednesday at the party’s chintan baithak being held in Shimla.

BJP President Rajnath Singh announced that the Darjeeling MP has been removed as the primary member of the party.