BJP Plans to Expand to Nepal and Sri Lanka, Jokes Tripura CM Biplab Deb: Report

Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb on Sunday said jokingly that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had plans to expand in other countries like Nepal and Sri Lanka.

Speaking at a party event in Agartala, the CM said that Amit Shah, during his BJP presidentship days, had once joked that the party will extend its base to Nepal and Sri Lanka, Indian Express reported. Deb further added that under Shah’s leadership, the BJP overtook the communist party to become the largest political party in the world.