PM Narendra Modi's trusted bureaucrat Arvind Sharma joins BJP in Lucknow

Lucknow: Former IAS officer AK Sharma joined BJP on Thursday in Lucknow. 

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Arvind Sharma who took voluntary retirement this week was serving as the secretary in the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in the Modi government, after his six-year stint in the Prime Minister’s Office. 

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After joining Sharma has expressed his desire to work for the party. He joins the BJP at a time the party is finalising candidates for elections to the 12 seats of the Legislative Council on January 28. The last date for filing of nominations is January 18.

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