Who is Jitin Prasada?
3 years, 6 months ago

Who is Jitin Prasada?

India TV News  

In a major setback for the Congress party months ahead of Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh, senior party leader Jitin Prasada on Thursday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party. Prasada also served as a minister in the cabinet of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as MoS for Steel. He was also among the 23 Congress leaders who called for an organisational rejig following the poor show in the Lok Sabha elections. His father Jitendra Prasada was also a Congress leader and challenged Sonia Gandhi for the post of party president in 2000.

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Jitin Prasada resigns from Yogi Cabinet, takes charge as MoS in Modi Govt 3.0
6 months, 1 week ago

Jitin Prasada resigns from Yogi Cabinet, takes charge as MoS in Modi Govt 3.0

India TV News  

Jitin Prasada on Tuesday resigned as Public Works Department Minister in the Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government after assuming charge as Minister of State for Information and Technology in Modi 3.0 government. Prasada was once considered as among Rahul Gandhi's 'young Turks' and was a minister in successive Manmohan Singh governments but defected from the Congress to the …

Jitin Prasada, UP Brahmin & Ex-Congressman, Now a Cabinet Minister in Yogi Govt: All You Need to Know
3 years, 2 months ago

Jitin Prasada, UP Brahmin & Ex-Congressman, Now a Cabinet Minister in Yogi Govt: All You Need to Know

News 18  

Ahead of the 2022 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, the Council of Ministers headed by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath was expanded on Sunday evening. A popular Brahmin face Jitin Prasada, who switched over to the BJP from the Congress, was also sworn in as a minister in the UP government. Prasada was also in the news during the 2019 Lok Sabha …

Jitin Prasada interview | ‘BJP stands for India First’
3 years, 6 months ago

Jitin Prasada interview | ‘BJP stands for India First’

The Hindu  

After switching from the Congress to the BJP, Jitin Prasada speaks to The Hindu about the 180 degree change in his ideology, Brahmin politics and the internal dissensions in Congress. And on the other hand, I see, the BJP, which is a national party, not only its organisational setup, the way of its functioning, the institutionalised culture and process, it …

With Jitin Prasada Joining BJP & Rakesh Tikait Meeting Mamata, A Big Picture View is Emerging in UP
3 years, 6 months ago

With Jitin Prasada Joining BJP & Rakesh Tikait Meeting Mamata, A Big Picture View is Emerging in UP

News 18  

Uttar Pradesh is in a political churn. The Congress’s depletion was evident in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, when Rahul Gandhi, the putative president, lost Amethi, the Gandhis’ pocket borough, to the BJP and migrated southward to Kerala. In the 2017 Assembly elections, the Congress tied up with the SP in the belief that the projection of two “youths”—Akhilesh Yadav …

Prasada joining BJP may settle question of Brahmin face; Congress can ignore Tikait's Mamata visit at its own peril
3 years, 6 months ago

Prasada joining BJP may settle question of Brahmin face; Congress can ignore Tikait's Mamata visit at its own peril

Firstpost  

Prasada’s induction will further wear away whatever’s left of the Congress and the Gandhis in Uttar Pradesh, even if it does not yield dividends for the BJP Uttar Pradesh is in a political churn. The Congress’ depletion was evident in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, when Rahul Gandhi, the putative president, lost Amethi, the Gandhis’ pocket borough, to the BJP …

Will Jitin get 'prasada' from BJP? Kapil Sibal questions Congress leader's switch
3 years, 6 months ago

Will Jitin get 'prasada' from BJP? Kapil Sibal questions Congress leader's switch

India TV News  

Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal has said that there must be some reason behind Jitin Prasada's decision to quit the party and join the ranks with the Bharatiya Janata Party. "I am not against what Jitin Prasada did as there must be some reason which hasn't been disclosed, but joining BJP is something I cannot understand," Sibal, one of the …

'Those who have small mindset': Jitin Prasada on MP Congress' garbage remark
3 years, 6 months ago

'Those who have small mindset': Jitin Prasada on MP Congress' garbage remark

India TV News  

Newly inducted BJP leader Jitin Prasada on Thursday said that his decision to switch sides was well-thought as he was aware of the situation of the Congress in Uttar Pradesh. Prasada's reply came following Mallikarjun Kharge's statement that he was never ignored in the party. When asked about Madhya Pradesh Congress' now-deleted tweet calling him garbage, Prasada said, "I won't …

How Jitin Prasada may help BJP in 2022 Uttar Pradesh polls and gain in return
3 years, 6 months ago

How Jitin Prasada may help BJP in 2022 Uttar Pradesh polls and gain in return

India Today  

For three generations, Prasadas were Congressmen. Now, Jitin Prasada has quit the party to join the BJP about eight months from the Uttar Pradesh Assembly election. Jitin Prasada lost two Lok Sabha elections in 2014 and 2019, failed to make a mark in Uttar Pradesh Assembly election in 2017 and achieved nothing in West Bengal Assembly election 2021 as Congress …

Jitin Prasada quits Congress, joins BJP
3 years, 6 months ago

Jitin Prasada quits Congress, joins BJP

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Jitin Prasada, a former Union minister and prominent member of the Congress’ young brigade that is headed by Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday joined the BJP ahead of the crucial Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh. Mr Prasada, one of the signatories to the letter written by the "G-23" to the Congress’ interim president Sonia Gandhi, demanding major course correction …

Jitin Prasada May Have Quit Congress Now, But His Trust Deficit With the Gandhis Existed Since 2019
3 years, 6 months ago

Jitin Prasada May Have Quit Congress Now, But His Trust Deficit With the Gandhis Existed Since 2019

News 18  

In March 2019, a month before the Lok Sabha polls, Congress General Secretary in-charge for Uttar Pradesh, Priyanka Gandhi had come up with an ambitious idea of bringing in a popular Brahmin face as a party candidate, against BJP stalwart Rajnath Singh in Lucknow. A man of sophistication, urban charm, a popular Brahmin face and two-term Union Minister, Jitin’s candidature …

Jitin Prasada joins BJP: Unlike his father Jitendra, will he able to make Congress rue his absence?
3 years, 6 months ago

Jitin Prasada joins BJP: Unlike his father Jitendra, will he able to make Congress rue his absence?

Firstpost  

Before his death, Prasada Sr who had contested and lost against Sonia Gandhi for the leadership of Congress was totally disillusioned with the Congress and Gandhis, in particular On 23 March, 2019, Congress had survived a scare of losing Jitin Prasada to the BJP. Even as Jitin Prasada suffered another humiliating defeat in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, forfeiting deposit …

Congress leader Jitin Prasada calls it quits, joins BJP ahead of UP polls
3 years, 6 months ago

Congress leader Jitin Prasada calls it quits, joins BJP ahead of UP polls

Op India  

On Wednesday, former union minister and Congress leader from Uttar Pradesh, Jitin Prasada called it quits and joined BJP at the party headquarters in New Delhi. #LIVE – Huge Setback for Congress, Jitin Prasada Joins BJP https://t.co/70PIjeGixp — News18 June 9, 2021 Earlier in the day, BJP MP and National spokesperson Anil Baluni had informed, “An Eminent personality will join …

Ahead of UP Polls, Rahul Gandhi’s Ex-Aide Jitin Prasada Joins BJP
3 years, 6 months ago

Ahead of UP Polls, Rahul Gandhi’s Ex-Aide Jitin Prasada Joins BJP

The Quint  

He was one of the 23 senior Congress leaders who had written to party chief Sonia Gandhi in 2020, calling for sweeping reforms, collective decision-making, and "full-time, visible leadership". He was tasked with Bengal’s election campaign but that didn’t go down well with the Congress after Prasada publicly criticised the party’s decision to ally with the Indian Secular Front, led …

Jitin Prasada Joins BJP Ahead of UP Polls, Calls it New Chapter of Political Career
3 years, 6 months ago

Jitin Prasada Joins BJP Ahead of UP Polls, Calls it New Chapter of Political Career

News 18  

In a setback for the Congress ahead of the 2022 state assembly polls, former Union minister and party leader Jitin Prasada, who had been disillusioned with the grand old party, switched over to the BJP on Wednesday. Prasada, who was also part of the G-23 group in Congress that had written a letter registering its dissent with the party leadership, …

'PM Modi standing for interests of nation': Senior Congress leader Jitin Prasada joins BJP ahead of UP polls
3 years, 6 months ago

'PM Modi standing for interests of nation': Senior Congress leader Jitin Prasada joins BJP ahead of UP polls

India TV News  

Senior Congress leader Jitin Prasada on Thursday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in Delhi. Prasada's induction into the BJP is seen as a massive gain for the party ahead of the 2022 Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh. "If there is any political party or a leader standing for the interests of the nation today, given the situation that our country …

Jitin Prasada joins BJP after meeting Amit Shah amid rift with Congress leadership
3 years, 6 months ago

Jitin Prasada joins BJP after meeting Amit Shah amid rift with Congress leadership

India Today  

Congress leader and former Union minister Jitin Prasada has joined the Bharatiya Janata Party. Jitin Prasada met Union Home Minister Amit Shah at his residence on Wednesday morning before joining the BJP. Earlier, BJP MP Anil Baluni had tweeted that an eminent personality will join the party on Wednesday at the party headquarters in Delhi and sparked speculation around Jitin …

No point being in a party if you can't help people: Jitin Prasada on leaving Congress
3 years, 6 months ago

No point being in a party if you can't help people: Jitin Prasada on leaving Congress

India Today  

Congress leader and former Union minister Jitin Prasada, who joined the BJP on Wednesday, has said there was no point being in a party "if you cannot help the people". Jitin Prasada joined the BJP in the presence of Union minister Piyush Goyal at the party headquarters in New Delhi. BJP leader Jyotiraditya Scindia, who left the Congress last year …

Thank you, Jitin Prasada: How Chhattisgarh Congress reacted to his joining BJP
3 years, 6 months ago

Thank you, Jitin Prasada: How Chhattisgarh Congress reacted to his joining BJP

India Today  

As senior Congress leader Jitin Prasada on Wednesday severed ties with the party and joined BJP, the party’s Chhattisgarh unit took a jibe at him and thanked him for leaving. In a tweet on Wednesday afternoon, soon after Jitin Prasada joined BJP in Delhi, Chhattisgarh Congress quipped, “Jitin Prasada ji ka Congress party chhodne ke liye dhanyavaad ”. Jitin Prasada …

Why Jitin Prasada switched from Congress to BJP
3 years, 6 months ago

Why Jitin Prasada switched from Congress to BJP

India Today  

Jitin Prasada has made a switch anticipated for quite some time. Long considered as one of the closest aides of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Jitin Prasada had been sulking within the party for being “ignored”. Jitin Prasada is said to have developed differences with the Gandhis around the 2017 Uttar Pradesh Assembly election when Rahul Gandhi joined hands with Samajwadi …

Mission Uttar Pradesh: Why BJP wants Jitin Prasada
3 years, 6 months ago

Mission Uttar Pradesh: Why BJP wants Jitin Prasada

India Today  

On the morning of June 9, when Congress leader Jitin Prasada visited Union home minister Amit Shah at his residence with Union minister Piyush Goyal, there was no doubt in anyone’s mind about the purpose of his visit. And as Uttar Pradesh goes to election in less than a year, being a Brahmin face, Prasada will come in useful for …

Dissenters Raj Babbar, Jitin Prasada left out of 7 UP poll panels formed by Congress
4 years, 3 months ago

Dissenters Raj Babbar, Jitin Prasada left out of 7 UP poll panels formed by Congress

India Today  

With an eye on the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls due in 2022, Congress has announced seven committees to revamp itself. Another prominent leader from Uttar Pradesh, former Union minister RPN Singh, has not been accommodated in any of the committees. Another leader, Raj Babbar, who was the Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee president till recently has also failed to find a …

Congress Should Target BJP with Surgical Strikes, Not Its Own: Kapil Sibal on Jitin Prasada Backlash
4 years, 3 months ago

Congress Should Target BJP with Surgical Strikes, Not Its Own: Kapil Sibal on Jitin Prasada Backlash

News 18  

Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal, a key member of 'Group of 23' that has sought an urgent organisational overhaul, on Thursday said it was "unfortunate" that the party was targetting its own member Jitin Prasada when it needed to target the ruling BJP with "surgical strikes". Congress needs to target the BJP with surgical strikes instead of wasting its energy …

Congress should target BJP with surgical strikes, not its own Jitin Prasada: Kapil Sibal
4 years, 3 months ago

Congress should target BJP with surgical strikes, not its own Jitin Prasada: Kapil Sibal

India Today  

Congress leader Kapil Sibal, a key member of 'Group of 23' that has sought an urgent organisational overhaul, on Thursday said it was "unfortunate" that the party was targetting its own member Jitin Prasada when it needed to target the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party with "surgical strikes". The Lakhimpur Kheri District Congress reportedly passed a resolution demanding action against Prasada, …

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