Exclusive: Ramdev Calls His Closeness to BJP ‘a Thing of the Past’

The yoga guru has often rallied behind Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Is he now switching loyalties?

Baba Ramdev talks about his proximity to the BJP. (Photo: Lijumol Jospeh/ The Quint)

Not too long ago, yoga guru Baba Ramdev found a political abode in the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) warm embrace. However, while talking to The Quint at a Dainik Bhaskar event on Thursday, the spiritual leader revealed that his political proximity to the party is now “a thing of the past”.

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Ramdev’s comments come at a time when Uttar Pradesh is gearing up for the 2017 Assembly elections. The yoga guru has often rallied behind Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Now that he has clearly implied a change in stance, is the guru switching loyalties?

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