With the joining of Retried Colonel Vijay Rawat, younger brother of late CDS General Bipin Rawat, in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on January 19, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami today said he will strengthen the party in the upcoming State Assembly polls.“Today Colonel Vijay Rawat has joined BJP. Influenced by the nationalist ideology and influenced by the Prime Minister, he gained membership in the BJP. He will give strength to the party,” CM Dhami added.