Congress loyalist RPN Singh joins BJP forward of UP elections, could contest towards Swami Prasad Maurya

On Tuesday, January 25, Congress heavyweight and former minister RPN Singh took to Twitter to announce that he has stop the Congress and joined the BJP.
Soon after sharing his resignation letter, RPN Singh Tweeted to announce his subsequent transfer: “This is a new beginning for me and I look forward to my contribution to nation building under the visionary leadership & guidance of the Honourable Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi, BJP President Shri @JPNadda ji & Honourable Home Minister @AmitShah ji.”
This is a brand new starting for me and I look ahead to my contribution to nation constructing below the visionary management & steerage of the Honourable Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi, BJP President Shri @JPNadda ji & Honourable Home Minister @AmitShah ji.— RPN Singh (@SinghRPN) January 25, 2022
pic.twitter.com/b4SXdsQ0st— RPN Singh (@SinghRPN) January 25, 2022
Earlier within the day, RPN Singh had tendered his resignation from Congress. Singh, the get together’s Jharkhand in-charge, has taken to Twitter on Tuesday to share his resignation letter submitted to get together president Sonia Gandhi. While sharing his resignation later, the Congress chief Tweeted: “Today, at a time, we are celebrating the formation of our great Republic, I begin a new chapter in my political journey. Jai Hind.”
In his letter dated January 25, 2022, the Congress chief acknowledged: “I hereby tender my resignation from the primary membership of the Indian National Congress with immediate effect. I thank you for providing me an opportunity to serve the nation, people and the party.”
The Congress chief had additionally dropped ‘Congress’ from his Twitter bio and adjusted it to: “My motto India, First, Always.”
It is being speculated that BJP could subject RPN Singh towards Swami Prasad Maurya from Padrauna seat in Kushinagar. Maurya, former Cabinet minister within the Yogi Adityanath-led BJP authorities in UP, had just lately switched to the Samajwadi Party (SP).
Interestingly, RPN Singh’s title was additionally on the checklist of Congress’ 30-star campaigners for the primary part of Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections 2022, which is scheduled to start on February 10.
According to experiences, he has just lately felt sidelined contained in the Congress get together. Three days prior, he had met with high BJP leaders in Delhi, together with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Singh, nevertheless, had denied any conversations with the BJP final week.
Singh’s resolution to affix the BJP forward of the Uttar Pradesh meeting elections is one more blow for the Congress get together. Jitin Prasada, one other state Congress heavyweight, had beforehand joined the BJP and had been sworn in as a minister in Yogi Adityanath’s cabinet. Last week Raebreli MLA and insurgent Congress chief Aditi Singh had left the get together and advert resigned from her MLA submit too.