Bhopal, Aug. 7: He was her rival’s trump card. She was the angry sibling. But now, a family reunion seems close.

Uma Bharti, who is spearheading the BJP’s campaign in election-bound Madhya Pradesh, could not have hoped for a better raksha bandhan gift.

Four days before the Hindu festival that seeks to strengthen the bond between a brother and a sister, she has got a missive from her estranged brother, Swami Prasad Lodhi.

In the letter, the suspended BJP MLA who was set to join the Congress has sought pardon and expressed his desire to work for his party.