She said Congress was the alternative to Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) and that she joined the Congress to stop BRS supremo and Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao from capturing power in the State for the third consecutive term.
Vijayashanthi was staying away from party activities for a few months and had skipped public meetings of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and union Home Minister Amit Shah
BJP national executive member M Vijayashanthi has expressed concern over the situation prevailing in Manipur and asked the Centre to punish those behind the violence