UP Meeting Election: RPN Singh, a former Union Minister, was the Congress’s Jharkhand in-charge.
New Delhi, Lucknow:
Former Union Minister RPN Singh give up the Congress at present and teased a “new chapter in his political journey” amid reviews that he’ll swap to the BJP forward of subsequent month’s Uttar Pradesh election.
RPN Singh, who’s from japanese UP’s Kushinagar, was among the many Congress’ greatest leaders within the state and is on the listing of star campaigners for the social gathering introduced simply yesterday.
He posted a resignation letter addressed to Sonia Gandhi on Twitter.
“At present, at a time, we’re celebrating the formation of our nice Republic, I start a brand new chapter in my political journey. Jai Hind,” he wrote, sharing his temporary letter.
At present, at a time, we’re celebrating the formation of our nice Republic, I start a brand new chapter in my political journey. Jai Hind pic.twitter.com/O4jWyL0YDC
— RPN Singh (@SinghRPN) January 25, 2022
Mr Singh is prone to contest as a BJP candidate in Padrauna, his stronghold, reverse Swami Prasad Maurya, who just lately give up the BJP. Mr Singh is a distinguished chief within the area and will step into the void left by Mr Maurya, say sources.
Mr Singh has been an MLA from Padrauna for 3 phrases. He was elected as an MP from Kushinagar in 2009 however misplaced in 2014. Swami Prasad Maurya received the final two state polls from the Padrauna seat, first as a candidate of Mayawati’s Bahujan Samaj Occasion (BSP) after which as a candidate of the BJP. Within the 2009 Lok Sabha polls that RPN Singh received, Swami Prasad Maurya completed second.
Earlier at present, Mr Singh modified his Twitter bio and dropped “Congress”, fuelling large hypothesis. “My motto India, First, All the time,” reads his bio, which earlier referred to his Congress designations together with AICC (All India Congress Committee) in-charge.
Some reviews mentioned he was upset with the social gathering management over his associates being denied tickets to contest in Uttar Pradesh.
That is the second large exit from the Congress in Uttar Pradesh after Jitin Prasada give up final yr. Mr Prasada joined the BJP and later turned a minister within the Uttar Pradesh authorities led by Yogi Adityanath.
The Congress has misplaced many high leaders over the previous two years. The shock exit of Jyotiraditya Scindia in 2020 was among the many triggers for an enormous churn within the social gathering that led to 23 leaders writing to Sonia Gandhi asking for “seen and full-time” management and collective decision-making.
Mr Scindia, Mr Prasada and Mr Singh have been all shut Rahul Gandhi aides. One other member of that now-depleted membership, Sachin Pilot, was placated just lately with cupboard spots in Rajasthan after months of disenchantment however many consider it’s an unstable truce.
“It is unhappy. Many in-charges have come and gone, does not matter. He will need to have determined after a number of considering. We’re true troopers of Congress, we’ll stay and die right here. We predict his resolution is incorrect,” Jharkhand Congress chief Rajesh Thakur instructed information company ANI.
