Former Bihar police chief Gupteshwar Pandey, who took voluntary retirement from service a few days ago, joined the state’s ruling Janata Dal-United on Sunday.
Pandey, an outspoken police officer, joined the party in the presence of chief minister Nitish Kumar, who is also the JD-U president.
The 1987 batch IPS officer had strongly defended Kumar on the issue of institution of a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into the mysterious death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput.
Ever since he took VRS weeks before the October-November assembly elections, there was speculation that he could take the political plunge.
“Nitish Kumar ji personally called me and offered party membership with great love. I accepted it,” Pandey said.
“I don’t know anything about politics. I will do what I am asked to do,” he told reporters.
Speculation is rife that he may be offered ticket to contest the assembly election from a seat in his native Buxar district.
