Bhopal/UNI: Former Union Minister and senior Congress leader Suresh Pachouri joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday.

Pachouri took saffron camp membership at the party’s state office here.

Among those present on the occasion were Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, BJP State President Vishnu Datt Sharma, former CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan, senior Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya, and ex-Minister Narottam Mishra.

Pachouri wields influence in Bhopal and surrounding areas.