New Delhi:In a very curious move, former Union finance minister YashwantSinhawho had recently resigned from the BJP and the party leader ShatrughanSinha on Friday met DMK Working President MK Stalin in Chennai. The meeting assumes significance as both the leaders have been staunch critics of the Modi government at the Centre.

YashwantSinha had on April 21 said that he has quit the BJP. Soon after YashwantSinha quit, all eyes were on another dissenter ShatrughanSinha. ShatrughanSinha, however, said on the same day that he would stay in the BJP.

Both leaders have irked the BJP several times in the past by meeting some opposition leaders but also praising them. Their meeting with Stalin also comes at a time when frantic meetings are being held to stitch an anti BJP front. Even Telangana Chief Minister K ChandrashekarRao had met Stalin in this regard. What will the Sinha duo do before 2019 LokSabha elections is something that would be closely watched. Will they support these efforts of the regional parties to stitch and anti-BJP front?

ShatrughanSinha was a Union Minister in AtalBihari Vajpayee-led NDA government. He has been with the BJP for a long time. Since PM Modicame to power in 2014, it was being said that the actor turned politician was kept away from party affairs. This seems to have irked Shatrughan. The BJP also did not involve Shatrughan in the campaigning for Bihar polls last year.

When Nitish Kumar severed ties with BJP and formed an alliance with the RJD and Congress ahead of the Bihar Assembly elections, ShatrughanSinha had praised Nitish, leaving the BJP fuming. Recently, he met LaluYadav's sons Tejashwi and TejPratap, and praised them. Both Sinhas have even jointly attended several events and spoken against the Centre.