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RPN Singh, a senior Congressman, has joined the BJP ahead of the next election in Uttar Pradesh

About RPN Singh

RPN Singh, or ‘Richie,’ as his friends and fans call to him, enjoys Diet Coke and chips. It’s what he promised journalists when he met them in his office at the Congress’s headquarters daily. He is also a heavy smoker who opted to quit when health problems arose.

Who recruited RPN Singh in Congress?

Rahul Gandhi recruited RPN Singh as a significant part of his team because of his baritone voice. He also had a good relationship with Sonia Gandhi, to the point where she would stay at his family’s Padrauna home whenever she came to visit that portion of Uttar Pradesh.

RPN Singh has a behavioral personality

His easygoing demeanor attracts anyone who meets Singh. But there’s a savvy strategist behind this laid-back demeanor who knows that this type of individualized connection and banter works best in Uttar Pradesh’s heartland. It probably assured his win in the 2004 elections by a large majority, catapulting him to Minister of State for Home, a significant role for a newcomer.

RPN Singh successfully performed his responsibility in Jharkhand

Singh was chosen as the Jharkhand in charge by Rahul Gandhi because of his laid-back and humble demeanor. Singh was a massive effort to keep the flock together in Jharkhand, which is infamous for having numerous turncoats MPs. Singh relocated to Ranchi to get ahead started on the job and stayed for months to ensure the Congress-JMM coalition was created.

RPN Singh’s demeanor nature attract disgruntled MLAs

Disgruntled MLAs would occasionally show up, threatening to resign. All Singh had to do was put his arm around their shoulder and whisk them aside for tea and snacks to change their minds. Simple samosas might be a good compromise.

RPN Singh is one of the notable personalities of his team

Many believe this approach is absent in the grand old party, especially today, as RPN Singh charts new terrain after quitting the Congress and joining the BJP on Tuesday. As a result, expert strategists such as Ahmed Patel and Pranab Mukherjee are no longer available. However, RPN Singh recognized the value of interacting with your target group and even managed to mingle with the upper crust of Delhi.

According to sources, Singh’s outspokenness has strained relations with Congress. RPN Singh was the sole Team Rahul Gandhi member to point out that personal assaults against Prime Minister Narendra Modi had backfired at the 2019 Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting held to review the Lok Sabha election loss.

The Gandhis, particularly Rahul, who had developed the ‘Chowkidar Chor Hai Slogan,’ were taken aback by this. While Gandhi did not say much at the time, it was clear that they were displeased. As a result, Rahul Gandhi has told some of his team members that people he expected to support him during the election did not.

The wedge continued to enlarge afterward. After becoming Uttar Pradesh’s chief minister, RPN Singh was rarely seen in and around Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s campaigns. Instead of internal communication, he would learn of Priyanka’s visit to UP from journalists at times. As a result, many people, including Jitin Prasada and RPN Singh, were left out of Priyanka Gandhi’s new team.

RPN Singh was asked about his next move when Jitin Prasada defected to the BJP last year. “Everyone discovers their path. “My case is still in Congress,” he told News18.com.

Why did RPN Singh resign from his post?

Who accompanies the Gandhis to the Congress headquarters is one criterion for significance. Sonia Gandhi was frequently seen going along the street with Ahmed Patel. RPN Singh used to be Rahul Gandhi’s, right-hand man. However, he was quickly supplanted by newer leaders. Singh realized he’d have to find a new route and new leaders to go down.

One of the Congress’s most powerful politicians in Uttar Pradesh, RPN Singh, announced his conversion to the BJP today, ahead of the state’s election next month.

RPN Singh posted about a “new beginning” under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP President JP Nadda, and Home Minister Amit Shah shortly after submitting his resignation letter to Sonia Gandhi. He is expected to run in the UP elections from Padrauna, his bastion, who has been elected MLA three times.

From Kushinagar in eastern Uttar Pradesh, RPN Singh was one of the Congress’s most influential leaders in India’s most politically important state and was named to the party’s star campaigners just yesterday.

After updating his Twitter bio and deleting his Congress credentials this morning, Mr. Singh teased a “new chapter” in his resignation letter. “At a time when we are commemorating the founding of our great Republic, I am embarking on a new chapter in my political career. Salute to India! “he penned

 

Mr. Singh will most likely face Swami Prasad Maurya, a backward caste leader who recently left the BJP and spearheaded a mini-exodus of back caste leaders. According to reports, Mr. Singh is an influential leader in eastern Uttar Pradesh who might fill the hole left by Mr. Maurya.

Mr. RPN Singh was elected MP from Kushinagar in 2009

Mr. Singh was elected to the Kushinagar MP in 2009 but lost in 2014. Swami Prasad Maurya has won the Padrauna seat in the last two state elections, first as a candidate of Mayawati’s Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and then as a BJP candidate. Swami Prasad Maurya came in second after Mr. Singh in the 2009 Lok Sabha elections.

According to sources, RPN Singh was furious with the party leadership after his colleagues were denied tickets to run for office in Uttar Pradesh.

After Jitin Prasada’s resignation last year, this is the second significant departure from the Congress in Uttar Pradesh. Mr. Prasada joined the BJP and eventually became a minister in Yogi Adityanath’s Uttar Pradesh cabinet.

In the last two years, Congress has lost several key figures.

Jyotiraditya Scindia’s – Over the last two years, Congress has lost several key figures. Jyotiraditya Scindia’s surprise exit in 2020 was one of the catalysts for a significant churn in the party, prompting 23 leaders to write to Sonia Gandhi, requesting “visible and full-time” leadership and joint decision-making.

Mr. Scindia, Mr. Prasada, and Mr. Singh were all close associates of Rahul Gandhi. After months of dissatisfaction, another member of the now-depleted group, Sachin Pilot, was recently placated with cabinet positions in Rajasthan, but many fear it is a shaky truce.

It’s depressing. It doesn’t matter how many in-charges have come and gone. He must have made his decision after much deliberation. 

 

 

 

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