Dynamite News Politics: RPN Singh joins BJP
RPN Singh joined Bharatiya Janata Party, ahead of Uttar Pradesh elections on Tuesday.
New Delhi: Former Union Minister RPN Singh joined Bharatiya Janata Party, after quitting Congress on Tuesday.
"This is a new beginning for me and I look forward to my contribution to nation-building under the visionary leadership and guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP President JP Nadda and Home Minister Amit Shah," he said after resigning from the Congress party.
Delhi: Former Union minister & Congress leader @SinghRPN to joins Bharatiya Janata Party pic.twitter.com/D5OMRyyMd5
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Taking to Twitter, Singh posted his resignation letter addressed to Sonia Gandhi, "Today, at a time, we are celebrating the formation of our great Republic, I begin a new chapter in my political journey. Jai Hind."
Notably, prior to the resignation, Singh had also changed his Twitter Bio from: My motto India, First, Always. AICC in-charge, Jharkhand, Spokesperson Congress party, Former Minister of State for Home Affairs, to "My motto India, First, Always."
"Today, when the entire nation is celebrating Republic Day, I am starting a new chapter in my political life. Jai Hind," he said in another tweet.
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Kunwar Ratanjit Pratap Narain Singh, popularly known as Raja Saheb of Padrauna was a former Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs. He was an MP from Kushinagar constituency in the 15th Lok Sabha (2009-2014).
The 57-year-old former Congress loyalist from the erstwhile royal family of Sainthwar of Kushinagar (Padrauna) was an MLA from the Padrauna constituency of Uttar Pradesh (1996-2009), just like his father CPN Singh.