New Delhi, Jul 3 (IANS): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is considering the return of former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Uma Bharti to its fold, top level party sources have indicated.
They said the process of her return was under way but no final decision has been taken. "The process is on," the sources said.
Uma Bharati's return is being opposed by a section of party leadership in Madhya Pradesh but the party has kept its options open.
State Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan has already apprised the leadership of his views on the issue.
Uma Bharati had last month accompanied senior party leader L.K. Advani on a special plane to attend Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh's father's 13th day rites.
After her expulsion from the BJP, Uma Bharti had floated her own party Bharatiya Janshakti Party but she resigned from it earlier this year. She was expelled from the BJP in 2005.