On Tuesday morning, Congress party's prominent leader RPN Singh tweeted his resignation letter to Sonia Gandhi, and joined hands with BJP ahead of the Uttar Pradesh elections.
Today, at a time, we are celebrating the formation of our great Republic, I begin a new chapter in my political journey. Jai Hind pic.twitter.com/O4jWyL0YDC
— RPN Singh (@SinghRPN) January 25, 2022
On stage with him was Jyotiraditya Scindia, who took the Congress-to-BJP route in 2020. Singh is likely to contest the UP polls from his stronghold Padrauna, from where he has been elected MLA thrice.
"I have been in one party for the last 32 years, but today I must say that party is no longer what it used to be. Today, everyone knows that if there is one party that is working for the benefit of the people and is working on building the nation, it is the BJP," RPN Singh told reporters this afternoon.
Mr Singh, a key OBC (Other Backward Class) leader from eastern UP, has yet given a huge jolt to Congress in the state after Jitin Prasada, who is now a minister in the Yogi Adityanath-led BJP government in UP.
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.
— RPN Singh (@SinghRPN) January 25, 2022
The ex-senior congress leader had reportedly been upset with the party for a while and had felt sidelined in the campaign led by Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in UP.
As news of his switch emerged, the Congress quoted Priyanka Gandhi as saying that the "battle which Congress party is fighting can be fought only with bravery" and "cowards can't fight it".
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