PRIYANKA Chaturvedi Joins Shiv Sena after Quitting As AICC’s National Spokesperson

MUMBAI born and educated Priyanka Chaturvedi, 39, has quit  as  the  most  visible and  vocal Spokesperson  of the INC  and  joined  Shiv Sena  amidst  ongoing   Lok Sabha poll  for the formation of the new government. She was welcomed as a Member of the Shiv Sena by its President Uddhav Thackeray on Friday.   She is the second INC Spokesperson  to  say good bye to the party  after Tom Vadakkan based  in Delhi  has  moved  to the  Bharatiya  Janata Party .The media cell convenor  of India’s  oldest  political party , Priyanka Chaturvedi quit the party on Thursday evening, a day after she had gone public with her agony that the party has reinstated the  cadres who had misbehaved with her some days in Mathura  while  briefing  newspersons  on the party’s  stance  on the Rafael Jet deal . After quitting all the posts in the party, Chaturvedi sent her resignation to the party’s top brass. There is no confirmation that her resignation has been accepted. She also removed from her introduction on her Twitter account about the posts she held in the party. The party which had suspended those workers reinstated them on April 15. She was also columnist for Tehelka, Daily News and Analysis and Firstpost. As a trustee of two NGOs, she works to promote children’s education, women’s empowerment and health.