Vikram Ahake joined the BJP in the presence of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav and state party head VD Sharma in the capital Bhopal. Last week Kamlesh Shah, the Congress legislator from Amarwada in Chhindwara district and a close associate of party stalwart Kamal Nath, switched over to BJP. The BJP has fielded Vivek Bunty Sahu from the seat.