Former BJP MLA from Jharkhand’s Barhi constituency, Uma Shankar Akela, on Sunday joined the Congress ahead of the Assembly polls in the state. Mr. Akela joined the Congress in New Delhi in the presence of AICC in-charge RPN Singh and Jharkhand Pradesh Congress Committee president Rameshwar Oraon, Hazaribag district Congress leader Devraj Kushwaha said. Mr. Kushwaha claimed that Mr. Akela …